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Delhi pollution: LG Saxena writes to CM Atishi, suggests using Defence Vol
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
With the national capital facing 'very poor' air quality, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena wrote a letter to Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday regarding Delhi's pollution, and called for using Civil Defence Volunteers (CDV) to help with pollution mitigation.
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AAP government does drama from October 25 to January 25, says BJP leader R
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
BJP leader RP Singh on Thursday took a jibe at Aam Aadmi Party after Delhi was engulfed in a thin layer of smog as the air quality continues to deteriorate to 'very poor' category.
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Delhi CM Atishi blames BJP for toxic Yamuna froth
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday blamed the BJP for the growing air and water pollution in Delhi. She alleged that the polluted foam in the Yamuna River originates from untreated industrial wastewater released by the Haryana and UP governments.
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Delhi LG writes to CM Atishi raising concern on increasing pollution
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As Delhi tops the chart of the World's Most Polluted City according to IQAir, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena expressed his concern to Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday.
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Experts call stubble burning only part of problem; long-term sustainable p
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Experts have pointed out that stubble burning, though is a serious issue that needs to be addressed, is not the only reason behind the air pollution in Delhi, and there are several other factors within Delhi that drive the menace.
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"Convene a meeting with all stakeholders": Gopal Rai writes to Union Envir
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In his third letter to the Union Environment Minister, Rai intended to follow up on his request for the meeting so that cloud seeding in Delhi is possible to curb the worsening of pollution.
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"Pollution levels may increase due to stubble burning in neighbouring stat
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Rai said that he is going to write a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav for the third time to request for a meeting so that the air pollution can be controlled.
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PWD begins cleaning roads to manage rising pollution in Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The cleaning of roads will include mechanical or vacuum sweeping and water sprinkling on roads to reduce dust pollution. This comes after CAQM invoked the Stage-II Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across NCR.
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Delhi Minister Gopal Rai writes to transport ministers of Haryana, UP, Raj
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Amidst the rise in Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote a letter to the transport ministers of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan and requested to halt the entry of diesel buses from these states into the national capital.
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Delhi Pollution: PWD vehicles sprinkle water in parts of National Capital
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As the Delhi's Air quality is detoriating at an alarming levels, the Delhi government are taking all the necessary steps to control the air pollution in the national capital. PWD vehicles sprinkled water in parts of the city to reduce dust pollution.
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"Delhi has become gas chamber": BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla on rising po
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As Delhi grapples with rising air pollution and toxic foam has been visible on the Yamuna River, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla held former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resposiblsble for this and said that the national capital has become a gas c
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GRAP-II in Delhi-NCR effective tomorrow as AQI drops to 'Very Poor'
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Delhi recorded a daily average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 310 i.e. 'Very Poor' category on date, as per the daily AQI Bulletin provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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