Delhi Air Pollution: AQI Remains in 'Poor' Category in Lodhi Road Area As Stubble Burning Continues in Punjab And Haryana, GRAP Rolls Out Today
The major pollutants PM 2.5 at 214 and PM 10 at 211 both are in the 'poor' category, in Lodhi Road area, according to the Air Quality Index (AQI) data. This becomes a usual affair for people in the city every year after Dusshera and with the start of the stubble burning season in the neighbouring states.
Delhi, October 15: The air quality in Delhi continues to deteriorate with no signs of getting any better. The major pollutants PM 2.5 at 214 and PM 10 at 211 both are in the 'poor' category, in Lodhi Road area, according to the Air Quality Index (AQI) data. This becomes a usual affair for people in the city every year after Dusshera and with the start of the stubble burning season in the neighbouring states.
On Sunday when several monitoring stations across the city showed the Air Quality Index as “very poor”, CM Kejriwal tweeted: “All the gains achieved so far on pollution front will be nullified. Whereas we need to do a lot in Delhi and we are trying, however, all governments and all agencies need to work to stop crop burning also.” Odd-Even Scheme to be Implemented in Delhi From November 4 to 15 to Combat Pollution, Announces Arvind Kejriwal.
Check ANI tweet:
With the deteriorating poor quality air, the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been rolled out today to curb air pollution in the Delhi-NCR area.
The plan includes proactively rolling out stricter measures depending on the situation to discourage private vehicles on roads, stop the use of diesel generators, close brick kilns and stone crushers.
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