Delhi AQI today: Another day of smog covering Delhi as air quality continues to be ‘severe’

Meanwhile, visibility astatine the Indira Gandhi International Airport was astatine 500 metres astatine 7.30 am.

Chief Minister Atishi announced a revision of moving hours crossed authorities offices to combat contamination and trim postulation congestion connected Friday. In a station connected X she said, “…govt offices crossed Delhi volition beryllium pursuing staggered timings: Municipal Corporation of Delhi: 8:30 americium to 5 pm; Central Govt: 9 americium to 5:30 pm; Delhi Govt: 10 americium to 6:30 pm,” the Delhi CM shared connected X.

The Delhi authorities has mandated that schools modulation to online classes and each schools volition stay closed connected Saturday. A prohibition has been placed connected each operation and demolition activities with exceptions made for circumstantial projects related to defense, Metro, railways, airports, and healthcare facilities. The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) predicted ‘very poor’ aerial prime for the adjacent six days.

#WATCH | Delhi: Truck-mounted h2o sprinkler sprays tiny droplets of h2o successful an effort to mitigate the effects of aerial pollution.

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With strict restrictions present successful place, officials person committed to enforcing the GRAP-III measures rigorously. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai, pursuing a high-level gathering with cardinal departments connected Friday, announced the instauration of 106 shuttle autobus services by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). Rai said, “These buses volition tally 1,844 trips, with 40 autobus services specifically for authorities employees… The shuttle services volition link assorted colonies, including Dwarka, Nehru Place, and CGO Complex, and volition service offices successful areas specified arsenic Badarpur, Janakpuri, and Paharganj,”, adding that the Metro bid volition tally 60 further trips.

The authorities besides imposed restrictions connected the cognition of BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers successful Delhi, arsenic good arsenic successful the districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Budh Nagar.  Meanwhile, inter-state buses from neighboring states person besides been prohibited from entering Delhi with exceptions of electrical vehicles (EVs), CNG vehicles, oregon BS-VI diesel models, holding an All India Tourist Permit. Additionally, each mining activities and chromatic crushing operations successful Delhi and the surrounding National Capital Region (NCR) are ceased.

According to information from IITM’s Decision Support System, vehicular contamination is the starring home contributor, accounting for 13 per cent. Meanwhile, stubble burning contributed 33 per cent to the contamination levels connected Thursday.