City s air quality very poor likely to enter severe zone by Friday

Delhi | Wednesday | 20th November, 2019

Summary:

New Delhi: Air quality in the national Capital entered 'very poor' category on Wednesday evening, with AQI reaching 301. According to Environment Ministry's System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) the AQI will slowly decline and may further deteriorate on Thursday. The air quality is also expected to touch 'severe' cateogry in some parts of Delhi by November 22. They said that vehicles, dust, construction and industries, power plants too are responsible for poor air quality and farmers of the neighbouring states of Delhi should not be blamed alone. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has always maintained that one of the biggest reasons behind Delhi air pollution is stubble burning by farmers from the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana..