Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai launched a "War Against Pollution" campaign today to tackle the air quality crisis in the national capital as winter approaches. Every year, the National Capital Region (NCR) experiences severe air pollution due to multiple factors which include stubble burning and erratic weather patterns.
"In Delhi, twice as many sources of pollution come from outside Delhi as from inside Delhi. Rising pollution levels in NCR states have an impact on Delhi. We also need the central government's help. Pollution can be fought only with the cooperation of all agencies and all governments. That is why our government will work on the Winter Action Plan on the theme 'Work Together, Fight Pollution'," Mr Rai said today.
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The Delhi air crisis has led to hospitals in the capital seeing an increase in patients with respiratory ailments linked to severe air pollution in the city.
At 371, the Air Quality Index (AQI) remains in the "very poor" category with Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) being the prominent pollutant.
In an effort to curb pollution levels, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) carried out night cleaning and sweeping of roads at several locations in the national capital early Friday morning.
Delhi emerged as the most polluted city in India, recording an average PM2.5 level of 243.3 micrograms per cubic metre air, with pollution surging by 19.5 per cent in week-on-week increase, according to a report released on Thursday.
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