Delhi Pollution: Pollution has once again created chaos in Delhi. Due to pollution in the national capital Delhi and NCR, there was fog throughout the day today. This is the condition of the capital Delhi for the last three days. Delhi remains a gas chamber. On Thursday, the average air quality index in Delhi was 392 i.e. in the very poor category. Due to this, there was fog throughout the day. The air quality index at the air quality monitoring centers of Anand Vihar, Bawana, Mundka and Punjabi Bagh remained in the severe category. At the same time, AQI remained in very poor category at 28 monitoring centres.
NHAI-Government taking steps to control dust at construction sites
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is taking steps to control dust at highway construction sites as part of efforts to improve the air quality of NCR. On Thursday, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said that as per the instructions issued by the Air Quality Management Commission to improve the air quality index in the National Capital Region, NHAI has set up a dust and control management centre. NHAI is working on projects like Dwarka Expressway, UER II Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway and Delhi-Dehradun Expressway in the National Capital Region.
Ban on non-essential construction works
Here, the Central Government’s Pollution Control Commission has directed to ban non-essential construction activities in Delhi NCR and entry of diesel-powered trucks into the national capital if Delhi’s air quality reaches the critical category. This instruction has been issued under the third phase of the Phased Response Action Plan (GRAP). The Centre’s air pollution control scheme GRAP is implemented in Delhi-NCR during the winter season. In a meeting to review the air quality situation in Delhi-NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said that pollution levels are likely to increase further due to adverse weather and climatic conditions.
Air quality in Delhi-NCR at critical level
Let us tell you that in many parts of Delhi, the air quality level reached severe category on Thursday and smog remained in the city for the third consecutive day. Amid a rise in stubble burning cases and adverse weather, scientists have warned that pollution levels will rise in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) during the next two weeks. This is worrying because the air quality index is already more than 400 in many areas. Health sector experts say that this can increase asthma and lung related problems in children and the elderly.