Toxic Haze Blankets Delhi Week Ahead Of Diwali As Air Quality Remains 'Severe' Worrying Residents

Delhi Air Pollution: Delhi's air quality continued to remain in the 'severe' category on Sunday morning, as per CPCB data.

A thick layer of haze engulfed Delhi on Sunday morning as the air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'severe' category.

Source : PTI

Delhi Air Pollution: A thick layer of haze engulfed Delhi on Sunday morning as the air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'severe' category, as per the Central Pollution Control Board. According to CPCB data, Delhi's overall AQI was recorded at 457 on Sunday morning.

#WATCH | Thick layer of haze engulfs Delhi as Air Quality continues to be in the 'Severe' category

(Visuals from India Gate, shot at 6:45 am) pic.twitter.com/ttpcfHJOTj

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In the wake of the rise in AQI, sprinkling of water was done in Delhi's National Zoological Park, as a measure against the worsening air quality in the national capital.

#WATCH | Sprinkling of water done in Delhi's National Zoological Park, as a measure against the rise in Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital (04/11) pic.twitter.com/ufyMDFV4YU

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As per CPCB data, AQI in Delhi's Aya Nagar was recorded at 464, in Dwarka Sector-8 at 486, in Jahangirpuri at 463 and around IGI Airport (T3) 480.

Air quality across Delhi continues to be in the 'Severe' category as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

AQI in Aya Nagar at 464, in Dwarka Sector-8 at 486, in Jahangirpuri at 463 and around IGI Airport (T3) 480 pic.twitter.com/0dlvgOf19W

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On Saturday, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seeking the suspension of Delhi Pollution Control Committee chairman Ashwani Kumar for "arbitrarily halting" the operation of a large smog tower installed at Connaught Place two years ago to mitigate air pollution.

In the letter to Kejriwal, Rai also sought disciplinary action against the project in-charge, Anwar Ali, whom the minister accused of changing his stance on the smog tower's effectiveness under pressure from Kumar. Rai mentioned that two smog towers were installed in Delhi -- at Connaught Place under DPCC and at Anand Vihar under the Central Pollution Control Board -- following the Supreme Court's directions.