The air in Delhi has become very bad.
The air in Delhi has become very bad.
Delhi Air Pollution: Due to continuously worsening air pollution in Delhi, people are forced to breathe severely poisonous air. All the measures, steps and claims of the Delhi government have dissolved in poisonous air. On Wednesday, the overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 392 at 8 am, which was very close to the severe category. In the morning, there was a blanket of poisonous smog in the sky of the capital.
The average AQI is recorded every day at 4 pm in Delhi. According to the government, the average AQI of the last 24 hours was 397 on Tuesday, 358 on Monday and 218 on Sunday. Air pollution at many places in the city including ITO 427, RK Puram 422, Punjabi Bagh 432, Indira Gandhi International Airport 404, Dwarka 416, Patparganj 417, Sonia Vihar 413, Rohini 421, Nehru Nagar 434 and Anand Vihar 430 on Wednesday. The level entered the severe category (AQI above 400).
The final phase of the central government’s air pollution control plan, called Gradual Response Action Plan (GRAP), will continue till further orders, an official of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said. Under this, strict steps have been taken including ban on construction work and entry of polluting trucks in the national capital.
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The official said incidents of stubble burning are increasing again and meteorological conditions are not favorable (for dispersion of pollutants). We will review the situation and take action accordingly. Doctors say breathing Delhi’s polluted air is equivalent to the harmful effects of smoking about 10 cigarettes a day. He said prolonged exposure to high levels of pollution can cause respiratory problems like asthma, bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and can also increase the risk of heart diseases.
