Pollution levels in Delhi continued to remain in “severe” category.
New Delhi:
Delhi and nearby areas are trapped in toxic smog, with the air pollution in the capital at its worst this season today. The Air Quality Index in the capital docked as high as (at) in the morning despite light drizzles in the early hours. This is a significant deterioration from the pollution level on Saturday, when the city recorded 407 on the Air Quality Index. To make matters worse, a thick blanket of smog engulfed parts of the city leading to low visibility and affecting flight operations at the Delhi airport.
Authorities in neighbor Noida have ordered schools to remain shut till Tuesday.
Pollution levels in parts of west Delhi was at 509, while in Delhi University area, it was 591. In Delhi’s famous Chandni Chowk area, the AQI was recorded at 432 while on Lodhi Road in central Delhi, it was 537.
The pollution levels in the neighboring areas of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Faridabad also recorded between severe to hazardous readings with PMs ranging from 400 to 709.
People residing in these areas complained of eye irritation and suffocation due to deteriorating air quality.
“We are athletes and have most of the events in the winter seasons. This thick smog is affecting our health making it difficult to breathe in the poisonous air. about it, “Prashant Shukla, a local from Ghaziabad, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
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On Friday the Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) declared a public health emergency across the National Capital Region after pollution levels entered into “emergency” category for the first time since January. Shut in Delhi, which opened after Diwali, have been shut till Tuesday to minimise exposure of children to pollution.
Delhi air quality plummeted post-Diwali, which Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said was the “lowest in five years”. Mr Kejriwal has urged the center to address the matter, saying air pollution “is a North India issue” and therefore requires a North India solution under the “chairmanship” of the Union Minister.
The Delhi government is implementing the Odd-Even scheme from November 4 to 15. Under the road rationing scheme, vehicles with odd and even-numbered registration plates will run on odd and even days of the week. The move is aimed at limiting vehicular emissions into the air during a period when Delhi is already facing incoming smoke due to stubble burning.
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