An action plan on sewage disposal, groundwater extraction, rainwater harvesting, municipal solid waste management, systems for groundwater recharge will be in worked upon in the first meeting.
"The sky will be clear with mist in the early part of the day," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
As the Air Quality Index has reached the 'very poor' quality mark, this means that there are high chances of people breathing this air to suffer from respiratory illnesses on prolonged exposure.
SAFAR provides real-time air quality index 24×7, followed with the advance forecast of 72 hours. It measures the sun's UV-Index (UVI), Mercury and Black carbon in real time along with PM1 levels.
A total of Rs 9.6 lakh was imposed for violations of dust pollution control norms, officials said.
There could be 'severe' deterioration from November 5 due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, authorities said.
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The environment panel, that monitors the pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, has said that it can restrict movement of private vehicles and entry of trucks to Delhi, if needed.
The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority are considering regulating use of private vehicles if the pollution level in the national capital deteriorated.
Our graded action response plan will be implemented from November 1, said Bhure Lal, Chairman, Environment Pollution Control Authority.
The new crackers will not only be eco-friendly but at least 15 to 20 per cent cheaper than the conventional ones.
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An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
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A Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) official said the rise in pollution level is due to local factors especially the vehicular pollution.
"Similar to smoking, air pollution contains harmful toxins that can directly affect the kidneys"
Wednesday will be generally cloudy with few spells of rain or thundershowers in different pockets of the city: reports
Delhi's air quality improved to 'moderate' level due to the presence of moisture in the air.
"Strong dust raising winds of the order of 25-35 kmph likely to continue over Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh during next 24 hours," the IMD said.
All construction works in Delhi put on hold till Sunday. This has been done looking at the rising level of air pollution in the city.
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