Delhi’s Anand Vihar woke up to a toxic haze as air quality plunged into the ‘severe’ category at 412 on Saturday morning, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). However, overall, the capital’s air quality has improved considerably today. Saturday morning saw Delhi’s AQI improve to 257 at 5:30 am, down 36 points from Friday’s 293, the Early Warning System reported.
An AQI of 325 was recorded on Thursday, while 345 was reported on Wednesday.
A video shared by news agency PTI from outside the CPCB office in ITO showed the AQI in the ‘poor’ category at 250.
To tackle rising pollution levels, truck-mounted water sprinklers sprayed water on Janpath Road, as the AQI remained largely in the ‘very poor’ category along the road, in an effort to mitigate the effects of air pollution.
Other areas following closely include Shadipur (328), Bawana (318), Wazirpur (314), and Punjabi Bagh (301).
Several other parts of the capital also reported unhealthy air:
- Vivek Vihar – 300
- Jahangirpuri – 296
- Alipur – 289
- Burari Crossing – 289
- Ashok Vihar – 278
- Dilshad Garden – 274
- Nehru Nagar – 274
- Rohini – 273
- RK Puram – 271
Dwarka Sector 8 – 268
Delhi’s air quality has been deteriorating since Diwali, after people set off fireworks during the festival, despite a court directive to use less-polluting crackers. Plagued by high pollution year-round from sources such as vehicular emissions and dust, the city has experienced a further decline in air quality over the past few days.
Delhi steps up measures to combat air pollution
The Delhi government on Thursday said that measures are underway to tackle air pollution across the national capital.
Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa stated that “around 2,000 teams are in the field day and night to assess and execute the state government’s anti pollution measures.” He added that work will begin on deploying “70 more mechanised sweepers, 70 additional anti-smog guns, water sprinklers and 140 litter pickers covering 1,440 km of roads.”
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta informed that “preparations to induce artificial rain through cloud seeding in the national capital have been completed.”
She also congratulated Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and other officials involved in the process, noting that “the weather department has indicated the possibility of clouds on October 28, 29, and 30.” The CM added that this method “is also set to combat pollution in Delhi.”
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