The CAQM, in view of the forecasts for meteorological conditions and air quality index made available by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), respectively, has taken a call on the preventive, restrictive measures under stage II of GRAP, invoked in the entire NCR on October 19 last year.
The Delhi government is working on a five-dimensional anti-pollution strategy, whose pillars include innovation, scientific management of dust and solid waste, action against polluting industries, reduction of vehicular emissions, and long-term efforts to make the capital city greener and healthier.
NCR cities like Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Noida, and Greater Noida are also reeling under the 'poor' category AQI, which was earlier 'very poor'.
Every winter, as smog folds itself over north India like a thick, abrasive blanket, citizens turn to their phones for the day’s most essential number: the Air Quality Index.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10) remained the dominant pollutant behind the capital’s worsening air, CPCB’s 4 p.m. bulletin noted.
As the city remained engulfed in a thick blanket of smog, with visibility dropping sharply, the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) blamed the BJP government for the worsening situation.
Delhi’s morning after Diwali has become a ritual of irony. The festival that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness now ends in a haze so thick that dawn itself seems extinguished. This year was no exception.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) daily AQI bulletin, city's index value on Wednesday was 178, reeling under the moderate zone.
With the onset of winter, Asansol's Air Quality Index (AQI) has deteriorated significantly, with air pollution levels reaching alarming levels in recent days.
Delhi’s average air quality index on Sunday continued to be in ‘very poor’ zone with a reading of 331, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
