Summary:
The fine was slapped on public sector oil firms Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited. Delhi is reeling under the menace of air pollution for the past couple of years. Delhiites woke up to a ‘poor’ air quality on Saturday. The region faced a major air quality crisis last year when severe pollution level forced the shutdown of schools and colleges. In the Anand Vihar area, the Air Quality Index (AQI) PM 2.5 was at 191 and PM 10 at 128, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)..