The city experiences poor air quality; Residents complain of respiratory problems

The national capital Delhi remained shrouded in smog on Friday and the air quality was recorded at 283 at 8 am.
As per the data recorded at 8:00 am, AQI was recorded at 218 at Anand Vihar, 245 at Punjabi Bagh, 276 at India Gate and 288 at Jhilmil Industrial Area.
An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 severe.
Tourist Shri Krishna, who came to India Gate, said that pollution has increased in the last few days.

“Pollution has increased in the last few days. It was a little better yesterday, and a little better today. However, you can always feel the dust when you breathe. During Diwali and winter, it gets worse. State The government and the central government are not making any efforts. People also need to take necessary measures like using public transport.”

Local resident Kalyani Tiwari said that due to increasing pollution in the city, she is having trouble breathing.
“I am facing headaches and constant breathing problems due to pollution. The government needs to start cleaning the rivers and with Chaat Puja and other festivals coming up, the government needs to start taking action.”

Another resident Rakesh Kumar also expressed concern and said, “If this is the situation before Diwali, then how terrible is the situation going to be after Diwali? The pollution here is increasing day by day. The government needs to take action on this.” Is required.” ,

Another visitor to India Gate said the lack of coordination between the people and the government needs to be addressed.
“Both the people and the government are responsible for the situation here. There is no coordination. We are breathing pollution every day. Strict action needs to be taken,” the resident said.

Delhi's AQI deteriorated, total AQI at 283. ANI

Another resident said that in the coming days the pollution will increase to such a level that people will not be able to step out of their homes.
“In a day or two, the pollution will increase so much that we will not be able to come out of our homes. We are very troubled here because of the pollution. It is causing problems to our body. The dust has increased.” a lot. The government is not doing anything on this issue,” said another resident.

Meanwhile, poisonous foam was seen floating in the Yamuna river due to high pollution levels.

To deal with the problem of air pollution, on October 24, Public Works Department (PWD) vehicles sprinkled water in many areas.

Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has implemented Phase II GRAP Action Plan in the entire National Capital Region.
This includes mechanical/vacuum sweeping and water sprinkling of identified roads on daily basis

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