Winds drive significant improvement in Delhi’s air quality
Meteorological factors, particularly the strengthening north-westerly winds, played a key role in dispersing pollutants and improving Delhi’s air, weather experts said.
Meteorological factors, particularly the strengthening north-westerly winds, played a key role in dispersing pollutants and improving Delhi’s air, weather experts said.
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa inspected the Okhla landfill site on Thursday to review the progress of bio-remediation and bio-mining work underway to tackle waste disposal.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai requested the Central government to grant the necessary permission for artificial rain in the capital to curb air pollution during the winter months.
Singh, who is also the AAP MP in Rajya Sabha, has demanded a high-level investigation into the matter.
With the increase in wind speed and if the light rain takes place as predicted, the air quality will improve in the coming days, the minister said while speaking to a news agency over Delhi's air pollution situation.
The Union Ministry of Defence had sent a proposal to remove and transplant 114 trees to clear its construction site.
On June 25, the Delhi High Court barred NBCC, a central government construction company, from cutting trees till July 4.
