Air quality in Delhi is oscillating between Poor and Very Poor on National Ambient Air Quality Index (NAAQI). The Air Quality Index (AQI) marked it as ‘Red’as both PM 10 and 2.5 were measured at 250 and 130 micro cubic per gram. Norrth east Delhi’s — Dilshad Garden was cleanest with values of 96 and 77 while Anand Vihar and CRRI Mathura road were worst in terms of air quality with average AQI fluctuating 318 - 344 for both.
At Lodhi Road, both PM10 and PM2.5 were in the ‘Poor’ category at 237 and 219, respectively. Authorities have also warned of deteriorating air quality in the coming days leading up to Deepawali and the colder months ahead.
Meanwhile, Delhi Government on Monday held a meeting with all corporations representatives. During the meeting, it was discussed that to overcome pollution due to frequent fires in all three major landfill sites, the sites will be monitored with CCTVs.
Delhi environment minister Imran Hussian asked North and South MCDs to make necessary arrangements for fencing the sites, preventing entry of rag-pickers including children inside the sites, provision of high mask lights within 15 days, posting of adequate staff for round the clock supervision of the sites.