Air quality in Delhi remained in ‘very poor’ category today
On Wednesday, Delhi’s air quality was still classified as “very poor.” The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) reported an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 349.
According to SAFAR statistics, the national capital’s Jahangirpuri neighborhood was the most severely impacted, with an AQI of 417. At 402, the Anand Vihar AQI was measured.
According to images from ITO that Media released, Delhi was blanketed in a thick layer of haze in the early hours of the day.
The Center has introduced a number of limitations as part of stage two of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in response to the deteriorating air quality.
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#WATCH | Delhi: Air quality in the national capital deteriorates to 'very poor' quality, with AQI at 349 as per SAFAR-India
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As consumers try to promote a better lifestyle, market association dealers reported a significant rise in air purifier sales, according to Media.
Stepping in is the Delhi Environment Minister
In letters to the transport ministers of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan on Tuesday, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai urged them to make sure that, in light of GRAP II limitations, no diesel buses from their states were operating to the nation’s capital.
In addition, Rai announced a number of initiatives, such as the deployment of more traffic workers to alleviate traffic congestion, the use of dust suppressants, and improved water spraying to reduce road dust.
Additionally, he announced the addition of additional metro trips and the deployment of over 6,000 employees from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to manage road dust.
