Kapil Mishra On Delhi air pollution: On the day of Diwali, people of Delhi burst firecrackers, flouting the order of the Supreme Court. At the same time, firecrackers were burst in the neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana, due to which the pollution in Delhi has reached dangerous levels after Diwali. PM2.5 readings were found to be 38 times more than WHO limits. The average AQI of Delhi was recorded at 366. While AQI crossed 400 at 15 monitoring stations. As air pollution has increased in Delhi, politics has also intensified. Congress and AAP made serious allegations against Rekha Gupta Government. Rekha Sarkar blamed stubble burning in Punjab for the increased air pollution in Delhi.
Rekha government minister Kapil Mishra has termed Delhi's pollution as a conspiracy. Kapil Mishra said that yesterday evening we started getting calls from farmers of Punjab that fields are being set on fire at night. When farmers are celebrating Diwali in their homes, some people set fire to their fields and then run away from there.
Mishra said that according to satellite data of November 5, 6 and 7, stubble was burnt at 125 places on November 7. According to yesterday evening's data, stubble was burnt at 1200 places on Diwali. How did this number increase 10 times? This is indeed a very serious matter. This is a conspiracy against farmers, against Diwali, against Delhi and against Punjab. Mishra said that today I appeal to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to investigate this matter and then file an FIR.
Let us tell you that according to the data of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), as of 7 am on Monday, the average AQI of Delhi was recorded at around 368. During this period, data was available from 54 monitoring stations, out of which AQI crossed 400 at 15 stations. The highest AQI of 441 was recorded in Sonia Vihar and Burari Crossing. Apart from this, 437 AQI was recorded in Vivek Vihar, 434 in DTU and 433 in Jahangirpuri and North Campus. The air condition remained severe in many other areas of Delhi also. AQI was recorded at 430 in Rohini, 424 in Bawana, 418 in Chandni Chowk, 418 in Patparganj, 417 in Mundka and 409 in Punjabi Bagh. AQI was 407 in ITO and 402 in Commonwealth Sports Complex. Whereas AQI was recorded at 379 in Narela, 365 in Wazirpur, 364 in RK Puram, 370 in Lodhi Road and 369 in Mandir Marg.
Target of Congress and AAP
As air pollution in Delhi increases after Diwali, politics has also intensified. Congress leader Ajay Maken has raised questions over missing data from 25 monitoring stations. Whereas Aam Aadmi Party i.e. AAP claimed that Delhi's AQ had crossed 3000 on the night of Diwali. Jai Maken expressed serious concern over air quality monitoring in Delhi. He has claimed that PM2.5 data was not recorded at 25 out of 39 pollution monitoring stations in the capital on Diwali night. In a post on social media, Congress leader Ajay Maken said that at the nine stations where data was available, the average level of pollution was 38.4 times more than the World Health Organization (WHO) 24-hour limit.
Whereas Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also raised questions regarding Delhi's pollution. He accused the government of manipulating AQI data and demanded correct pollution figures. Bhardwaj alleged that monitoring stations have been closed and 20 new AQI stations have been installed in remote, green areas of Delhi. He claimed that water was being sprayed on monitoring stations at polluted places to manipulate the readings. He said AQI has crossed 3000. He said, 'Government's data is based on fraud. We showed how monitoring stations were closed, and how 20 new AQI stations were installed in remote, leafy areas of Delhi.
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