The overall air quality in the national capital on Monday morning was recorded in the 'very poor category', with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 306 against 302 recorded on Sunday afternoon, as per SAFAR-India.
As the overall air quality index (AQI) declined to the 'very poor' category in the national capital on Sunday, visuals of stubble getting burned in a field in Haryana's Karnal has surfaced.
Speaking about the pollution control measure, Sanjeev, the Supervisor of anti-smog gun work said, "We operate the anti-smog guns 4-5 times a day so that there is no inconvenience to the passers-by. This prevents dust from rising up in the air and spreading. We can sense a change in the air.
The current PM2.5 concentration in Haryana is 5.9 times above the recommended limit given by the World Health Organization's 24-hour air quality guidelines value.
The air quality in the national capital on Saturday morning was recorded in the 'poor category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 266 against 173 recorded on Saturday.
In an effort to prevent further deterioration of air quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management sub-committee on Saturday decided to invoke the 11-point action plan as per Stage-II of revised GRAP in the entire National Capital Region.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports highlighting the deteriorating air quality in the National Capital and sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Centre, Delhi Government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
On Friday, in a joint meeting of Central and NCR State Environment Ministers through video conferencing, Delhi's Environment Minister appealed that all public transport coming from NCR to Delhi should be operated on CNG or electric. Various issues were discussed in the meeting regarding p
According to an official press release from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, "Towards the objective of strengthening efficient and cleaner public transport services within the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining