Delhi Pollution Update: AQI in city drops to 226; residents face breathing issues

A bladed furniture of smog engulfed the nationalist superior connected Saturday arsenic the Air Quality Index dropped to 226, categorized arsenic 'Poor' arsenic per the Central Pollution Control Board.

The highest AQI was astatine the Akshardham and Anand Vihar country astatine 334 categorized arsenic 'Very Poor', followed by AQI of 253 astatine AIIMS and surrounding areas.

At India Gate, the AQI dropped to 251, categorized arsenic 'Poor.

A resident, Ashish Kumar Meena said that contamination adjacent Akshardham country had accrued a batch successful the past 2 days which had been causing problems to the residents.

Speaking to ANI, helium said "The contamination level present has accrued a batch successful the past 2 days. It has led to choking successful the pharynx and breathing issues and has besides been causing irritation successful the eyes. After Diwali, the contamination levels volition summation more. The authorities needs to instrumentality steps to power the level of pollution. People who are burning substances successful the occurrence should beryllium imposed with fines. The ones who person respiratory problems indispensable beryllium suffering truthful much."

Another nonmigratory said that the radical should usage much nationalist transport which would assistance successful reducing the pollution.

"People should usage much of nationalist transport and effort to usage carpooling. This would assistance successful reducing the contamination levels successful the city," helium said.

On October 18, Bharartiya Janata National Party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla reached the 'Smog Tower' to protestation implicit the same. Slamming the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the BJP person said that Arvind Kejriwal had cheated the radical successful the nationalist superior successful the sanction of aerial contamination present their wellness has been enactment astatine risk.

"Today Delhi has go a state enclosure owed to blasted crippled authorities of the Aam Aadmi Party. They had made large promises that they would marque Delhi pollution-free. Look astatine the information of Yamuna contiguous and Delhi has go a state chamber. Aam Aadmi Party bans firecrackers connected Diwali but the smog operation connected which Rs 23 crore was spent has been locked... The mode the Aam Aadmi Party has cheated radical successful the sanction of contamination and is moving to marque Delhi the astir poisonous and polluted city, this volition beryllium exposed," said Poonawalla.