As Delhi and Delhi-NCR chokes due to rising air pollution levels since Diwali, the Central Pollution Control Board has declared a public health emergency in Delhi and nearby areas.
The Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority gave directions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to completely ban all construction activities in the national capital and adjoining regions of NCR through the morning of November 5, 2019. The Delhi government also announced to distribute 50 lakh N95 anti-pollution masks free to students from November 1. From Monday, the‘odd even’ scheme of Delhi government will also start and will continue till November 15.
The air quality in Delhi continues to deteriorate. The overall air quality index recorded was around 530 On Friday, around 11 am.
An AQI between:
0-50 =Good
51-100 = Satisfactory
101-200= Moderate
201-300 =Poor
301-400 = Very poor and
401-500 = Severe
Above 500 is “severe-plus or emergency” category.
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