Air pollution: The national capital continued to witness ‘Severe’ air quality as the city woke up on Sunday morning, with some areas recording a slight improvement with ‘Very Poor’ air quality, according to Central Pollution Control Board data at 6 am. The city’s AQI remained in the ‘Severe’ quality yesterday morning, however, it improved to ‘Very Poor’ at 4 pm with AQI at 389. Several localities recorded AQI over 400 this morning while some others saw below this mark.
AQI in several areas in Delhi:
- Anand Vihar: 431
- Ashok Vihar: 431
- Dwarka Sector 8: 387
- IGI T3: 362
- ITO: 381
- Jahangirpuri: 450
- Najafgarh: 357
- North Campus DU: 393
- Punjabi Bagh: 440
- RK Puram: 393
- Rohini: 423
- Shadipur: 395
- Vivek Vihar: 438
- Wazirpur: 455
- Patparganj: 415
AQI in Noida:
- Sector 125: 346
- Sector 62: 373
- Sector 1: 329
- Sector 116: 344
Delhi Minister reacts
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the government is working on the Supreme Court's directions regarding actions to be taken on the ground level for a reduction in Delhi air pollution with full force, and urged the governments in NCR region to make collective effort and strictly monitor the pollution sources.
"Supreme Court had given directions regarding actions to be taken on the ground level for a reduction in Delhi air pollution. The government is working on it with full force. I would also like to tell the people of Delhi that the pollution in north India as of today includes very few incidents of stubble burning...Now, pollution is rising in the north NCR area due to local pollution sources. I would like to urge that the manner in which GRAP III has been strictly implemented in Delhi, there should be regular monitoring in NCR too. Contribution of biomass burning is visible because the current pollution is due to local sources. It is coming from NCR to Delhi. I think we have to make a collective effort and the changes in weather also provides a scope for improvement in the air quality," he said.
