Speaking to ANI on the deteriorating air quality situation, a morning walker said, "We are facing problems due to the poor air quality. We can sense burning and irritation in the eyes due to the rising pollution levels. We are also facing difficulty in breathing. Senior citizens are affected
As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in RK Puram was recorded at 420, it was at 408 at New Moti Bagh, 404 at the IGI Airport area and 433 at Nehru Nagar, all in the severe category.
Delhi Labour Minister Raaj Kumar Anand took stock of the implementation of measures to control air pollution at the Jonti Border area and reviewed the ground situation there.
"Chairperson of Congress Parliamentary Party Smt. Sonia Gandhi is in Jaipur for the next few days to avoid the air pollution in New Delhi. It is a purely personal visit. Shri. Rahul Gandhi will be based in Jaipur and campaign in Chhattisgarh on November 15 and in Rajasthan on November 16, 19
Uttarakhand State has received in-principle approval for the control of Ganga river water pollution under the Namami Gange Project, costing approximately Rs 135 crore on Tuesday.
Amid the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, BJP MP Gautam Gambhir alleged that the Delhi government has done nothing to tackle air pollution in the past nine years.
The government's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) tracker analysed PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter) data for 11 capital cities--Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai and Patna--for the day before Diwali, the day of Diwali and the day after
Thanking Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for making the national capital a gas chamber, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is silent on the internal causes of Delhi's pollution.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has accused Bharatiya Janata Party leaders of promoting the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali which led to an increase in pollution in the city.
The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'Severe' category as the city woke up once again to smog, limiting visibility on Tuesday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Delhi Labour Minister Raaj Kumar Anand inspected vehicles entering Delhi at the Singhu Border on Monday night and took stock of the implementation of measures to control air pollution.
With Delhi's air pollution deteriorating, authorities of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, a government hospital in the city, have decided to establish a special Out-Patient Department (OPD) for pollution-related illnesses.