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Delhi air quality: Delhi, NCR regions are experiencing ‘severe’ air quality on 14 November. As per SAFAR data, the overall air quality in the national capital stood at 435. The city was engulfed in a thick layer of smog on the night of Diwali and the toxic haze continued to suspend on the next day following the unprecedented bursting of firecrackers, despite the Supreme Court order. Delhi recorded an AQI of 312 on Diwali last year, 382 in 2021, 414 in 2020, 337 in 2019, 281 in 2018, 319 in 2017 and 431 in 2016, according to CPCB data. According to IQAir, a Swiss company that specialises in air quality monitoring, Delhi was the most polluted city in the world on Monday, followed by Lahore and Karachi in Pakistan. Mumbai and Kolkata ranked fifth and sixth among the most polluted cities in the world. Several parts of Haryana, Punjab reported air quality indices in the ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ category.
Delhi air quality LIVE updates: AQI levels in Delhi-NCR regions
As per SAFAR data at 7 am,
AQI in Noida: 406
AQI in Gurugram: 391
AQI in Pusa: 572
AQI in Mathura road: 372
AQI in Delhi University: 413
AQI in IIT Delhi: 488
AQI in Lodhi road: 440
AQI in Airport T3: 469
AQI in Dhirpur: 355
Delhi air quality LIVE updates: NDMC doubles parking fees to discourage use of private vehicles
Delhi air quality LIVE updates: Amid high pollution levels in the national capital, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has doubled the charges for parking sites managed by it to discourage people from using private vehicles. There are a total of 91 parking sites in the NDMC area. While 41 of these are managed by the NDMC, the maintenance of others has been outsourced to other agencies.
“Keeping in view the climatic conditions, the parking fees (off road/on road) has been enhanced to twice the existing (amount) to discourage private transport for the parking managed by NDMC through its own staff till 31st January 2024,” an official notification stated.
Delhi air quality LIVE updates: ‘Anti-pollution measures under GRAP IV regulations will remain enforced in Delhi’ says Environment Minister
Delhi air quality LIVE updates: In a press conference, after the pollution review meeting, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said, “Anti-pollution measures under GRAP IV regulations will remain enforced in Delhi until the next order of CAQM (Commission for Air Quality Management). Under this, the ban on BS-III petrol vehicles and BS-IV diesel vehicles will remain. All trucks, except those carrying essential goods and connected to essential services and CNG & electric trucks, will not be allowed to enter Delhi.”
Delhi air quality LIVE Updates: Delhi’s RML Hospital to open special pollution OPD
Delhi air quality LIVE Updates: With Delhi’s air pollution deteriorating, authorities of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, a government hospital in the city, have decided to establish a special Out-Patient Department (OPD) for pollution-related illnesses.
“We have decided that a special OPD will run for pollution-related illnesses where comprehensive care can be given to the patients and will include a multi-departmental clinic because pollution affects multiple organs,” said Dr Ajay Shukla, Director of RML Hospital.
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