UP minister suggests doing 'Yagya' as Delhi pollution level rises

Even as a thick blanket of smog engulfed several parts of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, a UP minister came up with a bizarre way to tackle pollution. Uttar Pradesh Minister Sunil Bharala said that criticism of stubble burning is t right. He added that governments should instead perform Yagya to please Lord Indra. "Lord Indra, who is God of rain, will set things right," he said while speaking to news ncy ANI. 

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AQI recorded in Dhirpur was 509, while Delhi University saw a reading of 591. Chandni Chowk area recorded an AQI of 432 while in Lodhi road it was 537. Delhi's satellite cities of ida and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh also saw ir air quality deteriorate beyond hazardous 600 marks. Visibility dropped significantly in national capital as pollutants hovered in atmosphere. tably, for first time in this season, Air Quality Index (AQI) docked as high as 625 at 10 am despite light drizzles in early hours.

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Meanwhile, airline services were hit hard with as many as 32 flights being diverted from Delhi airport. Owing to low visibility, as Delhi has been covered in a blanket of smog, flight operations were severely affected on Sunday. Authorities released an official statement which said, CAT-II pilots are able to operate, however, flight operations were affected in Delhi. 

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