India’s Federal Pollution Control Committee on Friday ordered states and local authorities to be “fully prepared” for emergency measures to overcome the deteriorating smog in New Delhi due to lower temperatures and wind speeds.
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A thick haze of toxic smog hung over the Indian capital, exacerbated by the burning of crop waste in the surrounding farmland.
This reduced visibility, and the air quality index (AQI) reached 470 on a scale of 500. This level of pollution means that the air will affect healthy people and already sick people are severely affected by smog.
According to the Graded Response Action Plan, air quality should encourage states and local authorities to take emergency measures, including closing schools, imposing “odd-even” restrictions on private cars based on their license plates, and stopping all construction.
The government and private institutions should reduce the use of private transport by 30%, and city residents should limit their exposure to the outdoors.
“Meteorological conditions will be extremely unfavorable for the dispersal of pollutants until November 18, 2021 due to the weak wind from the lull during the night,” the statement said.
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Earlier this week, local authorities ordered to stop burning in brick kilns, increase the frequency of mechanized cleaning and reduce waste incineration.
The concentration of toxic PM2.5 solids averaged 329 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The government sets “safe” PM2.5 at 60 micrograms per cubic meter of air for 24 hours.
PM2.5 particles are small enough to penetrate deep into the lungs, but they enter the bloodstream and can cause severe respiratory illnesses, including lung cancer.
India’s efforts to reduce the incineration of agricultural waste, which is a major source of winter air pollution, by spending billions of rupees over the past four years have done little to prevent a sharp deterioration in air quality.
Delhi, often considered the world’s most polluted capital, faces extremely bad air in winter due to stubble burning, emissions from transport, out-of-town coal-fired power plants and other industrial emissions.
Source: ukrgate
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