Delhi Pollution: NDMC deploys water sprinklers to settle dust as AQI rises

In order to control the increasing pollution in Delhi, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) deployed water sprinkers on Wednesday. The NDMC began the sprinkling process on Feroz Shah Road to settle the dust.

Water pipes were used by the authorities for sprinkling water using NDMC trucks in the morning. At 11 in the morning, the air quality index (AQI) was 476. At Dhirpur, the air quality was 416 while at Delhi University it was clocked at 433. In the famous Chandni Chowk area of the National Capital, AQI was relatively low with 381, which falls in the very poor category and at Lodhi road, it was 457.

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'Government should take steps to curb pollution' -locals

While interacting with a news agency, the locals at Lodhi Road spoke about the rising levels of pollution and asked the government to take strong steps in the direction of controlling the rising pollution. "From yesterday onwards, air pollution has again spiked. I feel suffocated during the morning walk. The odd-even scheme should be extended and the government must take more steps to reduce the air pollution," said a local to ANI.

"People especially aged are having respiratory problems. They must stay indoors. Nowadays, fewer people are coming for the morning walk. Asthmatics too must take precautions during this season," said another local.

The Delhi Government had implemented the odd-even rule from November 4 to November 15 to control the rising pollution levels in the state. The Delhi Chief Minister has repeatedly gone on to blame the burning of stubble by farmers of the neighboring states to be responsible for smog and rising pollution levels.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Supreme court had asked the Central Government and the Delhi Government to submit a report on the steps being taken to curb the pollution. The SC also asked the Delhi Government to provide Air Quality Index (AQI) data from the date of introducing an odd-even scheme till November 14.

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(With inputs from ANI)