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A thick layer of smog engulfed Delhi after people burst crackers on Diwali night, despite government’s ‘Diya Jalao, Patakhe nahi’ campaign and the Supreme Court’s order on firecrackers. The overall air quality in the national capital as of 6 am stood ‘poor’ with AQI at 286, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) data.
Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in Delhi has imposed a complete ban on firecrackers. In wake of the pollution situation, the government even considered the idea of ‘artificial rain’ to tackle the foul air in the city, until sudden rainfall brought a major respite, lowering the pollution level.
As per SAFAR data, areas like Delhi University, IIT Delhi, Airport (T3), witnessed ‘very poor’ category air with AQI at 313, 317, 308 respectively. Bringing a major relief, some areas like Dhirpur, Lodhi road, Pusa, Noida, Gurugram, Ayanagar, recorded ‘poor’ category air with AQI at 297, 249, 297, 290 respectively.
Posts shared on social media and reports showed that large number of people burst firecrackers. Sunday night’s visuals from Lodhi Road, RK Puram, Karol Bagh, and Punjabi Bagh showed intense fireworks lighting up the night sky across several areas in the national capital.
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