Meanwhile, the air quality index (AQI) in Delhi also worsened today as the air pollution level crossed 300-mark. The AQI of the national capital was recorded at 305 early Wednesday.
Delhiites woke up to a cold and sunny morning on Tuesday as the minimum temperature in the national capital settled at 9.1 degrees Celsius, normal for the season. The minimum temperature dipped to 8 degrees Celsius on Monday.
The wind speed has been fluctuating between six and 10 kilometers per hour for the last two to three days. It may reduce further by Wednesday, leading to an increase in pollution levels, experts said.
The Supreme Court on Monday said that Delhi has become worse than "Narak" (hell) in the wake of deteriorating air quality, mounting garbage and unfit drinking water, and asked why should not the state administration be held accountable to compensate people.
In the initial phase of the CGPI, 19 cities, including Lahore, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan and Bahawalpur have been selected to compete on certain issues of public interest.
Delhi has been grappling with hazardous levels of pollution since late October, with the air quality dipping to "severe" category a few times. The city saw a marginal improvement in the air quality on Saturday morning due to a slight increase in wind speed.
Most of the air quality monitoring stations in Delhi recorded AQI in the very poor category.
With the air quality worsening in the Delhi-NCR region, health experts on Wednesday revealed that doctors have observed 30 per cent jump in skin related problems here.
Calm winds and low ventilation index are predicted for the next two days in Delhi and the condition is conducive for the sudden accumulation of pollutants in the air, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) said.
Leonardo Dicaprio in his latest Instagram post shared a picture giving details of a protest organised in New Delhi by climate activist groups Extinction Rebellion India.
The air quality in Delhi improved marginally on Monday but remained in the "poor" category for the second consecutive day. At 9 am on Monday, the air quality index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 207 against an AQI of 254 at the same time on Sunday
Gautam Gambhir was in Indore as a commentator for the India-Bangladesh test match and was seen eating jalebi. The former cricketer was earlier criticised for skipping a Delhi meeting, which focussed on air pollution. Later, posters referring to Gambhir as 'Lapata' surfaced near the ITO area in Delhi.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said there is no need of the odd-even road rationing scheme now as the pollution levels have come down. The Delhi government brought the scheme into effect from November 4 as the city's air quality plunged into the "severe" category.
Jacqueline Fernandez shared an Instagram story expressing her concern over the air pollution situation in Delhi.
Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said he is not against the odd-even scheme of the Aam Aadmi Party government but the lack of public transport, for which the Arvind Kejriwal government did nothing. Speaking to IANS, Tiwari said the Delhi government should have first strengthened the public transport if it wanted to check the vehicular air pollution.
Delhi has earned the dubious distinction of becoming the most polluted major city in the world with an air quality index (AQI) of 527 on Friday, as per data by Air Visual on the World AQI rankings. The Air Visual data is updated frequently, so the caveat is that rankings and AQI counts change accordingly during the day itself.
Delhi-NCR continues to struggle for fresh air as AQI remained 'severe' for the third consecutive day as the AQI level hovers around 500-mark. Even after health 'emergency' has been declared in Delhi, ruling Aam Aadmi Party remains undecided on extending Odd-Even rule in the city as it ends today.
Police have recovered cash worth Rs 1,90,800, one mobile phone purchased with the robbed money, lathi used in the commission of crime and a scooter, the DCP said.
On November 1, the Supreme Court-mandated panel EPCA declared a public health emergency as air pollution neared the emergency levels. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'. An AQI above 500 falls in the 'severe plus' category.
The district administration said it has imposed penalties on eight real estate developers in Noida and Greater Noida over violation of the National Green Tribunal guidelines after the recommendation of the regional pollution control board.
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