
Central Committee on pollution control (CPCB)
The air quality index (AQI)
The situation in Delhi was worse on Wednesday, at 484.
On Tuesday, it hit 448 on a scale of 500 and entered the "serious" category.
An order from the office of Manish Sisodia, deputy chief minister of Delhi, said air pollution had become unbearable and affected all.
The city was swallowed up by it.
The reasons for this may be different, from straw burning in Haryana and Punjab to vehicle/building pollution, but the fact remains that it is affecting the health of citizens in Delhi. ''Delhi govt.
Ready to Launch strange-
Even the Delhi government is ready to launch something strange.
Transportation Minister Kailash Gahlot said that even if the level of air pollution continues for 48 hours, the category of "serious pollution" will last for two hours
If the road rationing measures take effect, the driver will be exempted. Mr.
Gahlot told PTI that he had instructed the Delhi Transport Company (DTC)
Rent 500 buses in a short period of time
Foundation of the semester and Delhi Metro Corporation (DMRC)
Has been asked to purchase 300 buses to handle the peak
Even the even program was launched.
The AAP government requested that Indraprastha Natural Gas Co. , Ltd. retain 1.
5 lakh stickers for CNG
Running the vehicle will also be exempted during odd periodseven scheme.
Like London's biggest smog, director Randy Gurria likened Delhi's air pollution to London's biggest smog in 1952. Dr.
Guleria, a famous lung scientist, said N95 masks and air purifiers have increased sales in the past few days and may not be able to provide a full set
Time protection and emphasis on long-term implementation
Long-term measures to deal with the crisis.
"Patients begin to develop symptoms of breathing difficulties, cough, sneezing, chest tightness, allergies and complications of asthma.
The number of patients seeking treatment has increased approximately due to breathing and heart problems, "Dr.
Guleria added that the pollution is so severe that patients with respiratory and heart problems may develop into life
Threat conditions
"This is a silent killer," he said . "
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Cases with respiratory problems have surged in fresh cases at Delhi hospital and in patients with asthma and chronic pulmonary disease (COPD)and cardio-
Deterioration of vascular disease. The state-
In the past two days, the number of OPDs and casualties at run Safdarjung hospital has increased, with professor and head of lung medicine at J hospitalC. Suri said.
The current effect, he said, is cough, throat infection, and pneumonia, but in the long run these results can be catastrophic because people may also develop lung cancer.
"Older people and children are more likely to be infected and allergic due to smog and pollution.
So when the toxic level reaches its peak, they should avoid going out in the early morning and at dusk, "Dr. Suri said.
"In addition, when levels of pollution rise, the condition of people with chronic pulmonary disease (COPD)
"Or asthma or a worsening heart disease," he said . ".
According to Fortis Lt. director of the lung and HOD Vivek Nangia
Rajan Dhall Hospital, the number of outpatients with various respiratory pressures has increased by 25% in the past 24 hours. Pile-
On the Yamuna Highway on Wednesday morning, several cars piled up due to heavy fog and low visibility.
But no casualties.
According to police, the incident occurred around 8: 30 a. m. near the eastern perimeter highway overpass from Agra to Noida.
About seven cars collided.
A car crashed into a bag placed on the side of the road, after which the other cars hit it one by one.
"There were no casualties," said Farmood Ali Pundir, a police officer at the Dankaur police station.
Four people were injured and taken to a nearby hospital.
On the other side of the highway, on the road from Noida to Agra, five cars collided due to smog. Mr.
Sisodia says schools will be closed this week
Closed on Monday.
The order applies to all government, municipalities-
Private schools and private schools operating in the capital apply to all classes.
IANS said about 30 trains to Delhi and 30 flights that landed or took off from Delhi Airport were delayed.
There is still a thick haze in Delhi, causing visibility to decline.
According to Damini Nath, AQI showed that the air quality at 15 monitoring stations was severe in the morning and very poor in Anand Vihar.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeks to meet with his peers in Punjab and Haryana to discuss measures to reduce alarming levels of pollution.
"I am writing to CMs in Punjab and Haryana to ask them to hold a meeting to find solns for burning crops," he said on Twitter . ".
Traffic departments and traffic police are ordered to take action against vehicles that violate pollution control regulations.
Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Students have been asked to "post a statement" on the right to breathe clean air and urge them to wear black masks/handkerchiefs during the school morning meeting on November 13. Mr.
From kindergarten to fifth grade, all primary schools will be closed on Wednesday, Sisodia said.
He added that the government may extend the measure if pollution levels remain serious.
Delhiites are unlikely to get a breather soon as the National Meteorological Forecasting Center (NWFC)
Heavy fog can last for three days, he said, because it is conducive to conditions for fog formation, so visibility will be reduced in the morning. 7:00 a. m.
Waltch: the smoke and moisture from straw burning in Punjab and Haryana turned Delhi into a "gas chamber" prompting the authorities to announce a series of preventive measures, including a four
In terms of parking fees and cuts in subway fares, efforts should be doubled.
AQI data collected from 15 monitoring stations showed that particulate matter-
Pm2 is small.
5 and thick PM10-
It is the main pollutant of cityi.
In the capital region, there are also serious pollution in Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Noida, while guluk is in the category of "very poor.
Levels of harmful pm2. 5.
5, small enough to be embedded in the lungs, leading to severe respiratory diseases, several times the standard of 60 micrograms per cubic meter. Read more(
Input from PTI)