Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, ”Delhi has become a gas chamber. But the country's Prime Minister doesn't care.”
What you should know
Daily life has been affected as pollution levels in the Indian capital Delhi-NCR region have increased. Arrangements have been made to allow children from nursery to grade 5 to study from home.
Similarly, students from classes 6 to 11 can choose between online classes or physical classes.
Traffic operations have also been tightened. Only BS 6 standard vehicles are allowed to enter Delhi. Vehicles below this will not be allowed to enter the capital. Government and private offices have been instructed to call only 50 percent of their employees to the office. The remaining employees will work from home.
Vehicles without a PUC (Pollution Under Control) certificate will not be allowed to be refueled. Cameras installed at petrol pumps will determine whether a valid PUC is present or not.
Political accusations
Political accusations have started between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the issue of pollution.
The central government has A high-level committee has been formed to combat pollution. This committee will provide measures to prevent pollution. Similarly, the Supreme Court has also suggested making a long-term strategy to combat pollution.
The BJP has accused the AAP-led Delhi government of not doing enough to control pollution. On the other hand, AAP has also accused the BJP-led central government of not being serious about controlling pollution.
‘The previous AAP government did not do anything about pollution. If they had done even a little, Delhiites would not have to face this situation now,’ said Delhi government minister Pravesh Verma, ‘This is an old problem. It will take time to solve it.’
He said that the Delhi government is working to control pollution in a phased manner. AAP Aadmi Party national coordinator and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the pollution situation in Delhi was not as bad as it is now during the AAP government. ‘Our government had taken strict steps to control pollution.
Now instead of taking measures to control pollution, the government is wasting time on managing the air quality index data. Delhi has become a gas chamber and the Prime Minister of the country does not care,’ he said.
What will remain open, what will be closed?
All construction-related work has been banned. Construction of projects like highways, flyovers and pipelines is also currently suspended.
Restaurants, dhabas and tandoori shops that run on coal or firewood have been instructed to close. Only restaurants running on gas or electric stoves will remain open.
Emergency services including private hospitals, fire services, jails, electricity offices, drinking water offices, sanitation and disaster management will remain operational.
Air pollution control, monitoring And the teams of the Forest and Environment Department will continue to work to implement the GRAP. Delhiites have been urged to use public transport like Metro and buses.
LNG, CNG, electric and BS-VE diesel trucks will be allowed to ply. All airports across the country will remain open during heavy fog and poor visibility conditions. Similarly, railway services will also remain open. The Delhi government has stated that such strict measures have been taken to control pollution.
Number of patients has increased
As pollution is increasing in Delhi, the number of people coming to hospitals there with respiratory problems has increased, Indian media The Hindu has reported .
Doctors said that most of the patients have come with dry cough, fatigue, difficulty in breathing and other problems. Dr., a pulmonologist at Safdarjung Hospital. Neeraj Gupta said that most of the patients have respiratory problems.
Doctors have advised people to stay indoors, wear masks, avoid crowds, and drink enough water.
