By- Srishti Verma
Air quality continues to deteriorate in Delhi. To curb air pollution in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a high-level meeting today, officials said.
Commuters on a road amid low visibility due to smog in New Delhi. Pollution levels in Delhi-NCR on Monday morning were recorded around seven to eight times above the government-prescribed safe limit.
A man wears a mask to protect himself from the growing level of air pollution in New Delhi
"Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called a high-level meeting on the issue of increasing pollution," the official said. This meeting will be held in Delhi Secretariat at 12 noon.
AQI measured at 9 AM from ITO in Delhi was recorded as 400 in the Very Poor Category.
According to the data issued by the System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR-India), the air quality in the National Capital was recorded at 488, up from 410 a day ago.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said, "There is a little improvement in Delhi's AQI as compared to yesterday but it is still in the severe category. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting to make decisions on how to control pollution in Delhi. There will be discussions on the implementation of GRAP-4 in the meeting called by Delhi CM today."
Doctors say, for any healthy person, a recommended AQI should be less than 50, but these days the AQI has spiked beyond 400, which could prove fatal for those suffering from lung-related diseases and even poses a risk of lung cancer.