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Posted by: MANOJa
On: November 9 2017 07:32 AM
[h=1]It just keeps getting worse, Delhi now staring at emergency[/h] [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Jasjeev-Gandhiok-479247118.cms"]Jasjeev Gandhiok[/URL]| TNN | Updated: Nov 9, 2017, 05:58 IST [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-61568318,width-400,resizemode-4/61568318.jpg[/IMG] NEW DELHI: There was no respite on Wednesday from the dystopic [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/smog"]smog[/URL] that had descended on the city the previous day. The [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/air"]air[/URL] quality in fact worsened, with the average air quality index (AQI) logging 478, just 22 points below the point on the AQI scale when a public health emergency is indicated. People complained of shortness of breath, burning eyes and runny noses, and many felt suffocated by the grey smoggy canopy over the city. [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Visibility"]Visibility[/URL] plummeted to 100 metres in certain areas of the capital at 5am. All air quality monitoring stations had logged "severe" pollution by 5pm, and the AQI touched the maximum of 500 on the [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Central-Pollution-Control-Board"]Central Pollution Control Board[/URL]'s index at certain spots. Meanwhile, PM2.5 levels continued way off the normal of 60 micrograms per cubic metre, with Delhi Technological University (DTU) recording an alarming 999. Faridabad and Noida also had severe pollution, with AQI levels there reading 472 and 469, respectively. Experts said the situation is likely to remain the same for at least another 24 hours. This means Delhi will suffer another day of severely poor air quality on Thursday. "We are seeing the effects of the westerlies and easterlies, one bringing moisture and the other bringing pollutants. It is currently the phase when particles accumulate, and there is likely to be further deterioration," explained Dipankar Saha, head of CPCB's air laboratory. "Improvements may be seen from Saturday onwards, but till then, wind speed on the ground will be calm in the morning and visibility will likely remain poor." Peak concentration of tiny, respirable PM2.5 pollutants was on an average between 13 and15 times the national 24-hour safe standard of 60 micrograms per cubic metres on Wednesday. At DTU, PM2.5 concentration went off the chart around 1 pm when it crossed 999 micrograms per cubic metre. Anand Vihar recorded PM2.5 levels at 855 micrograms per cubic metre at 5 am on Wednesday, nearly 14 times the safe standard, while the figures at Mandir Marg and RK Puram peaked at 807 micrograms per cubic metre and 843 micrograms per cubic metre, respectively. [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/img/61568318/Master.jpg[/IMG] The average PM2.5 level was worst at Punjabi Bagh on Wednesday, hovering at 760 micrograms per cubic metre over 24 hours. Last year, an AQI of 485 was recorded on November 5 with the capital enveloped in a similar haze and a high concentration of polluting particles under similar weather conditions. [url]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/it-just-keeps-getting-worse-city-now-staring-at-emergency/articleshow/61568319.cms[/url]
With warm regards,
Team IREF
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: November 9 2017 04:12 PM
[B]11 steps Delhi must take to tackle pollution[/B] TNN | Updated: Nov 9, 2017, 12:51 IST [B]HIGHLIGHTS[/B] Air quality hit severe level on Tuesday in Delhi, triggering stringent measures under graded action plan. These are the 11 steps that the city must take to deal with pollution: [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-61555489,width-400,resizemode-4/61555489.jpg[/IMG] 1. [B]Closure of brick kilns, hot-mix plants.[/B] 2. [B]Shutdown all stone crushers.[/B] 3. [B]More buses on road.[/B] 4. [B]Greater frequency of metro, lower fares in off-peak hours.[/B] 5. [B]Fines on road-constructing agencies over lack of dust control.[/B] [B][IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/img/61555905/Master.jpg[/IMG][/B] 6. [B]Intensified mechanised road sweeping and sprinkling of water.[/B] Recommended By Colombia 7. [B]Continuation of ban on use of generator sets in Delhi, with exceptions only as defined by DPCC for essential services.[/B] 8. [B]Immediate enhancement of parking fee by 4 times and depositing additional funds in dedicated parking fund with municipalities[/B] 9. [B]Immediate stop on use of coal and firewood in hotels and eateries; implement SC order on pet coke and furnace oil.[/B] [B]10. [B]Intensify traffic management at all hotspots.[/B][/B] 11. [B]Intensify enforcement of non-destined goods traffic into Delhi by physically checking all vehicles and turning them back. [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-air-pollution-desperate-situation-calls-for-desperate-measures/articleshow/61555473.cms"]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/61555473.cms[/URL][/B]
With warm regards,
Team IREF
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: November 9 2017 09:15 PM
[h=1]Delhi pollution: Need well-rounded approach to tackle pollution, says UN official[/h] PTI | Nov 9, 2017, 17:38 IST [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-61578751,width-400,resizemode-4/61578751.jpg[/IMG]Air pollutant touched calamitous levels here yesterday, as a thick grey smog hung low across the region, promp... Read More NEW DELHI: Tackling environmental pollution, such as the haze that has enveloped Delhi, calls for an "all- encompassing approach" over and above measures such as a ban on firecrackers and controlling the volume of vehicles on the roads, a top UN official said today. Air pollutant touched calamitous levels here yesterday, as a thick grey [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/smog"]smog[/URL] hung low across the region, prompting the government to declare schools closed till Sunday, halt construction activity and ban the entry of trucks in the city. "Environmental situations such as the current Delhi smog cannot be tackled just by addressing the issue of the number of cars or banning firecrackers. There has to be an all- encompassing approach," UN Resident Coordinator Yuri Afanasiev said on the sidelines of an event here. Afanasiev, who is also the UNDP Resident Representative in India, earlier inaugurated a two-day exhibition -- Transforming India -- put up by school students and themed on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Swachh Bharat at the UN Office lawns here. "There is the issue of farmers (stubble burning) and plant emissions. And, even if one talks about reducing the volume of cars in the streets, there has to be a discussion on the quality of cars, whether they have catalytic converters. It has to be a well-rounded approach," he said. Catalytic converters work by chemically converting emissions to less harmful substances. Asked how authorities in India have handled the "pollution emergency" in Delhi, he said it would be "premature to make a judgement" at this moment. Afanasiev, in his opening address at the event, also urged school children and other young people to play a greater role as "ambassadors of change" by encouraging and exhorting their parents to talk about pollution and climate change. "Tell your parents there is a need to talk about pollution levels, as you have presented in your exhibits here. The message I want to leave here is that SDGs are not a religion implanted by the world into India. They touch everything that we do in our life," he said. The senior UN official said it had been found that behavioural changes were more effective in adults if brought about through children. "And so many of the students can bring about change. Some of their parents could be politicians, ministers, chief secretaries or CEOs," he said, adding that behavioural change can be triggered by students discussing such issues with their parents. The exhibition was put by students of ASN Senior Secondary School, Mayur Vihar. Ayushman Sahu, 13, a student of Class 8, among those who exhibited their projects, said, "We are only responsible for this smog and so we are suffering. Why can't we have [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/odd-even"]odd-even[/URL] throughout the year," he said, referring to a scheme where odd and even numbered vehicles ply on alternate days. "It will ease the burden on the environment," he said. In his address, Afanasiev made a passing reference to the Delhi smog that has been likened by some experts to the infamous 1952 great smog of London. "We are here on the lawns of the UN Office. I am sorry, you folks had to be here on a day like this," he said. [h=2]Sushma Kalra, media coordinator for the school, said, "It is a holiday today, as declared by the government in view of the pollution. But our students have worked so hard, so their parents said they should exhibit their projects."[/h] She added primary students had not come for the exhibition but their works were on display. Some of the students and teachers were seen wearing masks at the venue. [url]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-pollution-need-well-rounded-approach-to-tackle-pollution-says-un-official/articleshow/61578750.cms[/url]
With warm regards,
Team IREF
With warm regards,
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