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‘Not the time for blame game’: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on pollution levels in north India | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of Delhi and national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said this is not the time to blame the game amid the worsening landscape Pollution level in Delhi-NCR.
“Air pollution is a North Indian problem. AAP, Delhi government or Punjab government are not solely responsible. Now is not the time to blame the game,” said Kejriwal in a press conference with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.
Air quality in the national capital remained at “severe” for the second day in a row on Friday.
On Friday morning, the air quality in the national capital rose to 472. In Noida and Gurugram, it stood at 562 and 593 respectively – an unusually high level. It means that people are effectively breathing in the smoke.
In some areas of the city, the index has exceeded 800, according to Delhi Pollution Findings of the Control Committee.
According to SAFAR (System for Weather and Air Quality Research and Forecasting), straw burning contributes 34% to PM 2.5 pollution in Delhi.
An Air Quality Index (AQI) between 0 and 100 is considered good, between 100 and 200 is moderate, between 200 and 300 is poor, and between 300 and 400 is considered very poor, and between 400 and 500 or more. above it is considered serious.
Alerted to unusually high levels of air pollution in Delhi, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Thursday night banned diesel trucks carrying non-essential goods from the national capital. this family.
The world’s most polluted capital is shrouded in smog every winter as the cold, heavy air causes construction dust, vehicle emissions and smoke from burning stubble in neighboring states to clear fields for the next crop.
“Air pollution is a North Indian problem. AAP, Delhi government or Punjab government are not solely responsible. Now is not the time to blame the game,” said Kejriwal in a press conference with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.
Air quality in the national capital remained at “severe” for the second day in a row on Friday.
On Friday morning, the air quality in the national capital rose to 472. In Noida and Gurugram, it stood at 562 and 593 respectively – an unusually high level. It means that people are effectively breathing in the smoke.
In some areas of the city, the index has exceeded 800, according to Delhi Pollution Findings of the Control Committee.
According to SAFAR (System for Weather and Air Quality Research and Forecasting), straw burning contributes 34% to PM 2.5 pollution in Delhi.
An Air Quality Index (AQI) between 0 and 100 is considered good, between 100 and 200 is moderate, between 200 and 300 is poor, and between 300 and 400 is considered very poor, and between 400 and 500 or more. above it is considered serious.
Alerted to unusually high levels of air pollution in Delhi, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Thursday night banned diesel trucks carrying non-essential goods from the national capital. this family.
The world’s most polluted capital is shrouded in smog every winter as the cold, heavy air causes construction dust, vehicle emissions and smoke from burning stubble in neighboring states to clear fields for the next crop.
