Air Pollution: Is Delhi-NCR turning into gas chamber yet again?

Delhi | Thursday | 18th October, 2018

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Air Quality of #Delhi's Lodhi Road area: PM 2.5 and PM 10 remain in 'poor' category at 224 and 272 respectively. On Thursday, the air quality at Delhi’s Lodhi Road remained in the “poor” quality and the AQI was recorded at 224 and 272 for PM 2.5 and PM 10, respectively. pic.twitter.com/6AW8pWSivx — ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2018Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and apprised him on the stubble-burning situation in the state. Among the meteorological factors behind the falling air quality, the main reason was the drop and change of wind speed, which was now flowing from the stubble-burning areas, CPCB official said. Concerned over the alarming air quality in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain demands immediate halt on activities, including crop stubble burning and garbage, which considered a contributing cause for pollution in Delhi-NCR..