The overall air quality in Delhi continued to remain in the ‘severe’ category for the third straight day on November 4 morning, as per the SAFAR-India.
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India, the overall air quality in the national capital, Delhi (Overall), is in the ‘severe’ category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 504.
The latest ANI drone camera footage from the ITO area showed a layer of haze covering the city. In the Indira Gandhi International Airport (T3), the AQI was recorded at 571. Delhi’s Dhirpur on November 4 recorded an AQI of 542.
#WATCH | Delhi | Latest visuals from Vasant Kunj area show haze in the air as air quality in the city continues to be in 'Severe' category.
Visuals shot at 8:30 am. pic.twitter.com/GLEtxY4YAz
— ANI (@ANI) November 4, 2023
The increasing pollution in the city has escalated concern among the residents, who claimed that they are having difficulty breathing.
“Since 3-4 days, pollution is very high. Delhi govt must take some initiative…now the situation is such that we have to wear masks…we are having difficulty in breathing,” said Krishan Kant, a resident of Delhi.
Meanwhile, a similar situation was recorded in Nodia as AQI plunged to the ‘severe’ category, recording 576. In Noida Sector-116, AQI stands at 426, and in Noida Sector 62, it is at 428, as per the Central Pollution Control Board.
Speaking to ANI, Abhay Kumar, a Noida resident, said, “Pollution level has increased. It feels like getting choked…The air feels heavy.”
Gurugram recorded an AQI of 512, keeping the air quality under the ‘severe’ category.
Delhi had the highest PM (Particulate Matter) 2.5 levels in the country in the month of October and has been experiencing a consistent upward trend since 2021, according to the Respirer Report.
As the Air Quality Index in several parts of Delhi-NCR is reeling under the ‘severe’ category, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on November 3 sought responses from the Chief Secretaries of the affected States and directed them to take immediate remedial action and submitted the action taken report before the Tribunal.
NGT, in a statement, said that immediate action is required for the prevention and control of air pollution in these cities so as to ensure better air quality for the residents.
“In view of the NGT seeks response of Chief Secretaries of the States where the cities AQI has dipped to severe, very poor and poor, are directed to take immediate remedial action and submit action taken report before the Tribunal,” added the statement.
(with inputs from ANI)
