Delhi Fire Services begins sprinkling water in city's 13 pollution hotspots

Delhi Fire Services on Saturday began sprinkling water in 13 pollution hotspots in city to check spre of pollutants like dust, a top official said. exercise was initiated following orders from Delhi government, he said. 13 pollution hotspots in Delhi, identified by Central Pollution Control Board, are Rohini, Dwarka, Okhla Phase II, Punjabi Bagh, Anand Vihar, Vivek Vihar, Wazirpur, Jahangirpuri, RK Puram, Bawana, Narela, Mundka and Mayapuri.

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A total of 20 fire tenders have been pressed into service and more will be deployed after an analysis of fire calls, Chief Fire Officer Atul Garg said. Delhi has been grappling with hazardous levels of pollution since late October, with air quality dipping to "severe" category a few times. city saw a marginal improvement in air quality on Saturday morning due to a slight increase in wind speed. overall air quality index (AQI) in city was 340 at 9 am, a slight improvement from 360 on Friday. Most of air quality monitoring stations in Delhi recorded AQI in "very poor" category on Saturday. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered "poor", 301-400 "very poor" and 401-500 "severe". 

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