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Home | India | Delhiites Grapple To Breath As Air Quality Plunges To Hazardous Levels

Delhiites grapple to breath as air quality plunges to ‘hazardous’ levels

Despite stringent measures to curb pollution, Delhi remains engulfed in smog, with locals describing the city as a gas chamber

By IANS
Published Date - 18 November 2024, 10:13 AM
Delhiites grapple to breath as air quality plunges to ‘hazardous’ levels
People visit the Kartavya Path amid dense fog, in New Delhi. — Photo:PTI
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New Delhi: The situation in national capital is deteriorating with each passing day  as air quality plunged to ‘hazardous’ levels on Monday. At 7 am, the Air Quality Index (AQI) soared to 481, classified as ‘severe-plus’.

This level has alarming health implications, particularly for vulnerable populations. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the majority of Delhi’s 39 monitoring stations recorded AQI readings above 450.

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Neighbouring regions reported varying levels of air pollution, Noida’s air was in the ‘very poor’ category with an AQI of 384, Faridabad registered ‘poor’ at 320, while Ghaziabad and Gurugram faced ‘severe’ conditions with AQIs of 400 and 446, respectively.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an Orange Alert for dense fog. The fog has further exacerbated the situation by significantly reducing visibility. The combination of fog and toxic air has disrupted flight operations, causing widespread delays.

Despite stringent measures to curb pollution, Delhi remains engulfed in smog, with locals describing the city as a “gas chamber”. The situation has worsened leaving citizens struggling to breathe in the toxic air. The cold wave has also arrived, compounding the health crisis.

In West Delhi, morning walkers shared their concerns, stating, “This is not fog, it is pollution. Breathing has become difficult, especially for those above 50 years of age.” Earlier on Sunday, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked all actions as envisaged under Stage-IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (‘Severe+’Air Quality) in Delhi-NCR from Monday amid worsening air.

The decision came after the Sub-Committee for operationalisation of the GRAP called an emergency meeting in view of the rising pollution owing to unfavourable meteorological conditions in Delhi-NCR. On Sunday, Delhi’s daily average Air Quality Index clocked 441 at 4 pm, as per the Daily AQI Bulletin by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), and further rose to 457 at 7 pm.

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