According to the Delhi BJP, their two spokespersons who regularly work on pollution issues have said that Delhi may see maximum imposition of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) regulation as the Delhi government has done nothing to ensure that Punjab stops crop burning.
Recent snapshots of our living earth relayed by satellites above have undoubtedly been among the most dramatic images ever encountered by humans. Earlier images, in comparison, would have much smaller areas of barren rocks and urban sprawl; much more extensive tree cover.
With an aim to improve the city's air quality during the winter, the Kejriwal Government will organise a "Round Table Conference" on Thursday with participants comprising experts and various departments of the government at the Delhi Secretariat.
This is a part of proactive measures taken by the Delhi Government to address the increase in the national capital's pollution levels during winter season.
Israel launched a new technological platform to enhance the monitoring of industrial pollution nationwide, the Ministry for Environmental Protection said in a statement on Monday.
As a step towards realising the long-term goal of carbon-neutral Ladakh, the Union Territory (UT) administration has already ordered a complete ban on the use of plastic water bottles and other plastic-made objects in government offices and other institutions.
The anti-smog guns throw fine mist from time-to-time to check the possibility of dust pollution emanating from the construction work.
The metropolis cannot be free of pollution unless citizens change their lifestyle, and authorities do their job.
"In today's meeting with officials of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, we (Delhi govt) proposed that Work From Home (WFH) should be implemented in the National Capital Region; construction work should be banned, industries (in NCR) should be shut too," Rai added.
The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Delhi government for making "lame excuses" in connection with air pollution in the capital.
