Bharat Express

air quality

As winter sets in and air quality worsens, the Delhi government has launched a month-long campaign to curb open burning and reduce pollution.

Delhi's air quality continues to deteriorate, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hovering in the 'very poor' range on Tuesday.

Delhi's air quality plummeted to hazardous levels on Monday after Diwali, with AQI surpassing 400 in multiple areas, marking it as severe.

The Delhi-NCR region was engulfed in thick smog, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) showing alarming pollution levels just days after Diwali.

The Delhi government on October 14 imposed a ban on the production, storage, sale, and use of firecrackers across the city, effective until January 1, 2025.

On Monday, the air quality in the Delhi-NCR region continues to deteriorate, shrouded in a thick layer of smog during the early hours.

On Tuesday, Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai criticized the BJP for failing to address the rising pollution levels in the capital.

Essential construction projects exempt from prohibition include national security, defense, healthcare, transportation (railways, metro, airports), infrastructure (roads, highways, flyovers, bridges), power, pipelines, sanitation, and water supply.

According to the National Capital Region's Commission for Air Quality Management, Delhi had the cleanest air in the first ten days of December in the previous five years on Monday.

Gopal Rai stated "Though there has been a constant improvement in air quality, people still need to be aware