Delhi recorded the 6th ‘very poor’ air day of the month on Monday although AQI improved to 304 from 356 a day earlier, according to Central Pollution Control Board’s bulletin released at 4pm. The air quality improved marginally to ‘poor’ by 6pm, with an AQI of 299, as winds picked up. However, it’s likely to…
NEW DELHI: Despite a drop in the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s air pollution, the city’s air quality deteriorated sharply to ‘very poor’ on Sunday, with AQI rising over 100 points from ‘poor’ just a day ago.The city’s average AQI rose from 255 on Saturday to 356 and is likely to remain ‘very poor’…
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday announced a series of anti-pollution measures, including additional metro trips, deployment of over 6,000 MCD workers for controlling road dust and 1,800 extra traffic personnel at congestion points. These announcements were made at a press conference after the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-II was implemented in…
To mitigate the worsening air quality, the Sub-Committee constituted by Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has resolved to implement all measures outlined under Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) amid ‘Very Poor‘ air quality (AQI ranging between 301-400) in the Delhi-NCR region. These actions will be enforced in addition to the…
New Delhi: As Delhi grapples with worsening air quality each passing day, toxic foam floating on Yamuna waters has doubled up city’s misery.Watch the video below: PWD vehicles sprinkle waterA video from Chanakyapuri showed Public Works Department (PWD) vehicles spraying water in parts of the national capital to reduce dust pollution, as part of the…
NEW DELHI: The recent spells of rain has brought much-needed relief to Delhi and its neighboring cities, leading to a noticeable improvement in air quality.Nazafgarh recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 25, a rarity in a city that usually struggles with high pollution levels. This reading can be considered almost heavenly for the capital….
NEW DELHI: The recent spells of rain has brought much-needed relief to Delhi and its neighboring cities, leading to a noticeable improvement in air quality.Nazafgarh recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 25, a rarity in a city that usually struggles with high pollution levels. This reading can be considered almost heavenly for the capital….
