Amidst the rising pollution levels in Delhi, the Commission for Air Quality Management took stock of the enforcement and implementation measures under the Schedule of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
Amid the high pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the air quality in Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district was in the "poor" category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being recorded at 300 on Thursday.
Amidst the rising pollution levels in Delhi, the government has instructed the administration to spray tiny droplets of water in the city to mitigate the effects of air pollution.
"This pollution is harming health while the governments are just blaming each other. Nobody is trying to find a solution to it... It's embarrassing when people ask how do you live in this gas chamber," he said.
Notably, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) imposed the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage 4 in Delhi NCR from Monday, which saw the Air Quality Index (AQI) dipping into the 'severe plus' category.
Launching a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the rising pollution in North India, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Monday said that the NDA-led central government is responsible for this.
Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva and BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Monday distributed masks to the public at Central Secretariat Metro Station as air quality remains in the 'Severe' category as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
In response to worsening air pollution, the Nuh Administration has declared holidays for schools up to Class 5 from November 18 to November 22, according to an official order.
The Delhi government implemented a ban on BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers from plying under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-III) in the national capital from Friday to combat deteriorating air quality.
Similar to other days, a dense layer of smog engulfed the national capital Delhi with the Air quality dropping down to 361 categorized as 'Very Poor' on Wednesday.