Schools in Delhi shut! Delhi’s Pollution hits the worst conditions of 2019
Vishal Malhotra (Photo-Video) Lokesh Goswami Tennews New Delhi :
New Delhi (02/11/2019): Pollution levels reached apocalyptic levels today with nearly 44% of the city’s PM2.5 load coming from stubble burning emissions, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority declared a public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR region and banned construction activity till November 5.
Delhi government also announced shutting down of schools during the same period. It also decided to change working hours of its offices during the implementation of the 12-day odd-even scheme, from November 4.
EPCA chairman Bhure Lal, who wrote to the four NCR states as the pollution levels in the region entered the season’s worst in “severe plus” category, also banned bursting of crackers during the entire winter season.
If the air quality persists in the “severe plus” category for more than 48 hours, emergency measures such as odd-even car rationing scheme, banning entry of trucks, construction activities and shutting down schools are taken under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
