The AQI in Anand Vihar was recorded at 452, whereas it was at 433, 460, 382, and 413 at RK Puram, Punjabi Bagh, Sri Aurobindo Marg and Shadipur, all in the ‘extreme’ class.
A thick poisonous haze or ‘smog’ continued to hold heavy over the nationwide capital as the air high quality remained in the ‘extreme’ class on Wednesday, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) knowledgeable. According to the information shared by the CPCB, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Anand Vihar was recorded at 452, whereas it was at 433, 460, 382, and 413 at RK Puram, Punjabi Bagh, Sri Aurobindo Marg and Shadipur, all in the ‘extreme’ class.
National Capital Region (NCR), Greater Noida was the ‘most polluted’ with an AQI of 474, whereas in Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad recorded air high quality in the ‘very poor’ class at 6 am.
Several residents and commuters in the nationwide capital complained of respiratory issues and urged the federal government and the authorities involved to mobilise steps to curb the runaway air air pollution on the earliest. Voicing issues over the deteriorating air high quality, a commuter instructed ANI, “This toxic air is giving us breathing problems. The government should mobilise urgent steps to bring us some respite.”
Gulab Singh Shukla, one other resident, stated, “The deteriorating air quality is proving to be a public health hazard. Residents, especially daily commuters, are suffering and the government should act at the earliest.”
Jatin, a bike owner, instructed ANI, “The air pollution is getting worse and people are literally struggling to breathe. The AQI is deteriorating by the day. The government and all agencies concerned should take note of our problems and announce further steps to curb pollution.” Satish Mishra, one other resident, stated the governments of the norther states had been buying and selling blame and pointing fingers at one another as a substitute of making an attempt to regulate the worsening air air pollution.
“If not controlled now, this could have a more severe impact on public health than Covid. Masks are back on the faces of residents here as the air quality is going from bad to worse,” Mishra instructed ANI.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the hazardous air high quality in the nationwide capital and directed that farmers ought to cease stubble burning forthwith in Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh, saying it was one of many main contributors to air air pollution.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia made the native State House Officer, beneath the general supervision of the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, liable for stopping crop burning. It additional directed {that a} assembly be held on Wednesday between the states to make sure that crop burning is stopped forthwith. Further, the highest courtroom famous that smog towers put in as per an earlier order should not working and directed the federal government to make sure they’re repaired. The high courtroom additionally requested chief Secretaries of the states to carry a gathering both bodily or by Zoom on the air pollution challenge.
“Eminent Secretary should call for a meeting tomorrow, whether physically or via Zoom. All stakeholders will connect to ensure that we have a better picture and some redemption by Friday,” it added.It additionally noticed that schemes like odd-even for autos to sort out air pollution points mere optics.
Air air pollution ranges might be excessive in the course of the winter months for various causes, together with mud and vehicular air pollution, dry-cold climate, stubble burning, burning crop residues after the harvest season, and commuting. Cold air is denser and strikes slower than heat air, so it traps air pollution and does not whisk it away.
This signifies that air air pollution in winter remains in place for for much longer than in the course of the summer time. According to medical doctors, for any wholesome particular person, a really helpful AQI ought to be lower than 50, however lately the AQI has spiked past 400, which may show deadly for these affected by lung-related illnesses and even pose a danger of lung most cancers. Meanwhile, the air high quality index (AQI) in Prayagraj district in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, slipped to the ‘poor’ class on Wednesday.
