New Delhi: The Delhi government on Saturday deployed 114 water tankers to sprinkle water on the road to complete dust, one of the main contributors to air pollution, after the air quality of the national capital deteriorated after the Diwali festival.
The gopal rai mmnister environment marks water tankers, fills it “emergency size” to help people.
“Last month, the Minister of Chief Justice Arvind Kejriwal has launched an action plan that is being carried out throughout the city.
Along with Delhi people, we run a campaign to check the source of local air pollution in the city – both dust, vehicle pollution or biomass,” said Rai to reporters.
He added that in Diwali, the Instance of Crop residue burned in Punjab and Haryana along with exploding from firecrackers in the city added to air pollution.
“Even today, the incidence of propellers increased.
Yesterday, around 3,500 incidents were recorded and today, it was more than 4,000.
All of this had an impact on Delhi air.
As an emergency step and to help people, we sprinkled water from Tanker.
We have even installed smoke weapons, “said the party leader Aam Aadmi.
Rai on Friday blamed BJP because it opposes the ban on firecrackers by people, allegating that the Safron Party made them deliberately explode, because the city air quality index (AQI) entered the ‘severe’ category at night and continued the trend up.
To reach 462 during the day on Friday.
Aqi air on average 24 hours a day after Diwali 435 years ago, 368 in 2019; 390 in 2018; 403 in 2017 and 445 in 2016.
Aqi was 382 on Divi Day this year, 414 in 2020; 337 in 2019; 281 in 2018; 319 In 2017 and 431 in 2016.
Delhi pollution control committee also turned off 92 construction and demolition projects throughout the city on Friday for flouling dust control norms.