Delhi Air Pollution: To ensure low traffic congestion, government offices to follow staggered timings in national capital

As Delhi continues to conflict against precocious levels of aerial contamination and smog, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) medication has announced a slew of measures to support the interests of the public. Delhi Chief Minister Atishi announced connected Friday that authorities offices successful the nationalist superior volition travel staggered timings to trim postulation congestion and the associated contamination successful the region. 

Timings for authorities offices successful Delhi

 As per the timings announced by the Delhi CM, MCD offices volition run from 8:30 americium to 5 pm, cardinal authorities offices from 9 americium to 5:30 pm, and the Delhi authorities offices from 10 americium to 6:30 pm.  

To trim postulation congestion and associated pollution, Govt offices crossed Delhi volition beryllium pursuing staggered timings:
1. Municipal Corporation of Delhi: 8:30am to 5pm
2. Central Govt: 9am to 5:30pm
3. Delhi Govt: 10am to 6:30pm

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) November 15, 2024

The enactment is aimed astatine easing vehicular postulation successful the metropolis during highest hours, the Chief Minister said.

Meanwhile, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), a statutory assemblage entrusted with the task of improving aerial prime successful the National Capital Region (NCR) and its neighbouring states, has imposed the 3rd signifier of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) 3 measures successful presumption of heightened levels of aerial pollution.

Some of the worst contamination levels successful the state person been recorded successful the nationalist superior implicit the past fewer days.

Delhi's wide Air Quality Index (AQI) speechmaking stood astatine 411 connected Friday, indicating 'severe' levels of aerial pollutants successful the nationalist capital.