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Delhi's air quality reaches 'very poor', inches towards 'severe' category

  •   Wed, Oct 17 2018 05:37:31 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17(PTI): Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the 'very poor' category for the first time this season. According to authorities, several areas in the national capital are inching towards severe levels of pollution.

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 309, according to a data of the Centre-run System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research.

An Air Quality Index between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor' and that between 401 and 500 is categorised as 'severe'.

On Wednesday, Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 380, Dwarka Sector 8 registered AQI of 376, ITO recorded 295 and Jahangirpuri recorded an AQI of 349, Rohini an AQI of 353, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

The PM10 level (presence of particles with diameter less than 10 micrometres) in Delhi stood at 287 and the PM2.5 level was recorded at 131, according to the data.

 

This is the first time this season that the air quality deteriorated to 'very poor' category.

Further deterioration of air quality is forecast in the coming days with PM10 to reach 330 and PM2.5 to 151.

An official with the CPCB said a number of factors are responsible for deteriorating air quality, including vehicular pollution, construction activities and meteorological factors.

Among meteorological factors the main reason is the drop and change of wind speed which is now flowing from the stubble burning areas, another official said.

The deterioration of air quality comes days after implementation of an emergency plan to combat air pollution.

The GRAP, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 2012, prescribes a set of measures to curb air pollution based on the CPCB daily Air Quality Index.

The emergency plan gets implemented if 'very poor' or 'severe' air pollution levels are recorded for 48 hours, but given the extent of winter pollution witnessed by the national capital, the plan has been implemented as the air quality slipped to the 'poor' category, the official said.

In addition, the CPCB has also deployed 41 teams to monitor the implementation of measures taken to combat air pollution.
  

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Wed, Oct 17 2018

    The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was a municipal corporation, an autonomous body that governed 8 of the 11 Districts of Delhi, in the state of Delhi, India. It was one of three municipalities in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the others being New Delhi Municipal Council, and Delhi Cantonment Board. "The MCD was among the largest municipal bodies in the world providing civic services to more than estimated population of 11 million citizens in the capital city.

    The municipal election of April 2017 saw the Bharatiya Janata Party of India (BJP) won the highest number of seats in each of the three new corporations. After nearly 12 years of running the MCD this was the fourth consecutive victory for the BJP.

    The MCD which falls under the jurisdiction of central government had earlier announced that it would be cutting over 14,000 trees for building over 25,000 flats for government employees in seven colonies of south Delhi.

    Even children know the importance of trees in life and urged. They say Delhi needs more greenery and less pollution and that will be possible only when the city's residents become more aware and active - if not, it will become too easy for authorities to keep cutting trees in the guise of various projects.

    In recent years, however, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change under former minister Jadvadkar gave go ahead to kill wild animals including India's national bird calling them 'Vermin' to control the population using word 'scientific culling'.

    From wild animals to national bird to trees this killing in the name of 'redevelopment' became norms in BJP government and PM Modi, the ‘Champion of the earth’, has weakened the National Green Tribunal.

    What Delhi faces today is the BJP's lack of reluctance to the national capital and its people health.
    In Uttar Pradesh the BJP government lack 'Oxygen' supplies. In Delhi the are choked for breathing free 'Oxygen' for supporting CM Kejriwala government.
    Jai Hind

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 17 2018

    There is only so much Delhi CM Kejriwal can do to delhites beyond that he needs help from centre but BJP govt at the centre is unwilling to do anything instead creating lot of mischief and hurdles to AAP in Delhi.
    Janatha Ko Na Kuch Karoonga Na Kuch Karne Doonga says 56"chest wala PM Modi.

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