MCD launches drive to free Delhi from garbage and dust to combat pollution
Ahead of the upcoming festive and winter season, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a campaign to remove garbage and construction waste to curb pollution.
Ahead of the upcoming festive and winter season, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a campaign to remove garbage and construction waste to curb pollution.
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.
Besides leading a sedentary lifestyle and eating junk food regularly, acute smoking and air pollution also triggers cardiovascular diseases, starting from heart attack, cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension to stroke.
Amid the concerns of pollution and air quality in the city, doctors from various hospitals issued a health advisory, stressing on the use of N-95 masks on smoggy mornings.
Primary pollutants in the city air continued to be the PM 2.5 micro particles, the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) said.
Picture this: with winter around the corner, there is a slight chill in the air. Coupled with the alarming levels of pollution which have forced everyone indoors, it’s the ideal time to curl up on your couch and binge watch your favourite web-series, which has eight short episodes of 30 minutes each.
The noticeable improvement in air quality prompted the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR to rescind all stage 3 measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) designed for severe pollution
