Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday carried out an inspection at the Anand Vihar area. Atishi said that anti-pollution measures are being strictly deployed and teams have been formed for dust control measures.
A layer of fog engulfs parts of the national capital as air pollution has been on constant rise. The AQI at Anand Vihar area of Delhi has dropped to 454 recorded at 8:30 am, putting it under the 'Severe' category.
Gopal Rai has called an emergency meeting of officials at the Delhi Secretariat tomorro to run a special campaign at the 13 hotspots, the minister's office stated.
Some of the most polluted areas in Delhi include Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 231, Mundka with an AQI of 273, AQI of 201 in Loni and the Delhi Institute of Tool Engineering recorded an AQI of 243 which is considered unhealthy and hazardous.
Traffic has been affected on Ghazipur Dairy Farm Road due to damage of sewer line. The commuters coming from Anand Vihar and going towards Noida have been advised to use Khichripur Road.
In a significant development for West Bengal's railways infrastructure, the much-anticipated stoppage of the 20501 Agartala - Anand Vihar Tejas Rajdhani Express at Malda Town station has been fulfilled, addressing the long-standing demand of the inhabitants of Malda.
According to officials, at first, an accused identified as Mohd Nasir alias Kaku (19), involved in drug trafficking, was arrested near Anand Vihar Bus Terminal with 426 grams of heroin. At his instance, another accused, Mohd Bijli was apprehended from Delhi's Haiderpur, police said.
Delhi State BJP President Virendra Sachdeva reached Anand Vihar Railway Station to welcome the Ayodhya-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express which was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day.