New Delhi : Air pollution in Delhi is showing no signs of reducing. Toxic smoke is mixed in the air. The Air Quality Index (AQI) has deteriorated significantly. The government planned to create artificial rain, but it has not yet come to fruition. Now that the government has taken measures to reduce pollution, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s government has decided to form a special task force. In this, Delhi Environment Secretary will be the head of the Special Task Force, while a total of six members have been included in it.
AQI will remain very bad for two-three days
According to a report in Hindustan Times, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday announced the formation of a special task force to deal with pollution in Delhi. News agency ANI, quoting Gopal Rai, has said in one of its reports that Delhi’s air quality index may remain in the ‘very poor’ category for the next two-three days. It has been said in the weather forecast that the air quality index may increase due to low wind speed. Unless the wind speed increases, the poisonous smoke will not come out of the city.
Environment Secretary will lead the special task force
Environment Minister Gopal Rai further said that in view of the air quality index remaining in the very poor category during the coming two-three days, it has been decided to form a special task force. He said that we need to monitor the implementation of GRAP-4 at the ground level. He said that a six-member special task force has been formed for this. He said that the Environment Secretary will lead this special task force.
Minister took steps after review meeting
The report said that this step has been taken by Minister Gopal Rai after a review meeting with officials of the Environment Department and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) at the Delhi Secretariat. Earlier on Thursday, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena strongly attacked the government and said that blaming other states for Delhi’s pollution is not a solution and the real solution lies in Delhi itself.
The capital is gasping: Lieutenant Governor
Ahead of Gopal Rai’s review meeting with officials of the Environment Department and DPCC, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena in a post on X (formerly Twitter) targeted the Arvind Kejriwal government over pollution. He wrote in his post that Delhi needs action, not just show off. He wrote that politics can wait. He wrote that we cannot do anything other than appealing to them to stop the stubble smoke coming from other states. Despite Punjab’s indifferent attitude in this matter, we are at its mercy. He wrote that AQI is still around 400, due to which the capital is gasping.
Delhi’s AQI 393
Let us tell you that Delhi’s AQI was 393 at 9 am on Thursday. Earlier, on Wednesday it was at 401 with serious category, while on Tuesday it was at the level of 397. The air quality index ranges from 0 to 50 as “good”, 51 to 100 as “satisfactory”, 101 to 200 as “moderate”, 201 to 300 as “poor”, 301 to 400 as “very poor”, 401 to Between 450 is considered “severe” and above 450 is considered “severe+”.