The situation is worsening due to increasing pollution in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai has called a meeting of all concerned departments. Meanwhile, on air pollution in Delhi, Dr. Nikhil Modi, Senior Consultant Respiratory Critical Care Sleep Medicine, Apollo Hospital, said that we are at that time of the year where pollution has started increasing once again… the number of respiratory patients. Problems have increased. More people are suffering from cough, cold, watery and burning eyes and difficulty in breathing. People of all ages are affected by this. The time has come that we use masks… go out only when necessary.
Delhi was seen wrapped in a blanket of smog on Friday morning. The air quality in the city remains in the ‘very poor’ category. The AQI of the city is 346. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in Delhi has reached the severe category. AQI is 438 in Lodhi Road area, 491 in Jahangirpuri, 486 in RK Puram area and 473 around IGI Airport (T3).
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that in view of the increasing levels of pollution, all government and private primary schools in Delhi will remain closed for the next two days. The Chief Minister wrote on the social media platform ‘X’ that in view of the increasing levels of pollution, all government and private primary schools in Delhi will remain closed for the next two days.
At the same time, Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) has issued a separate order stating that classes in its schools will not be conducted for the next two days. MCD said that as per the order of the Air Quality Management Commission, it has been decided that classes will be conducted through online medium on November 3 and 4 in all MCD and MCD-aided schools in the National Capital Region and surrounding areas. However, schools will remain open for teachers and staff.
Here in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, the Air Quality Index (AQI) is in the ‘moderate’ category. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Ghaziabad is in the ‘very poor’ category. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Faridabad, Haryana is in the ‘severe’ category. Water is being sprinkled to reduce pollution in the capital Delhi. Today, AQI has crossed 400 in many areas of Delhi. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in Noida has reached 413 ‘severe’ category.