Delhi Air Pollution: Shashi Tharoor's anger over air pollution, should New Delhi be the capital of the country?
New Delhi. Air pollution in Delhi has reached very dangerous levels. The average 24-hour AQI of the national capital is 493. Online classes are going on in all the schools of Delhi. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court also reprimanded the Delhi government regarding air pollution. Meanwhile, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has also expressed concern over the poisonous air of Delhi.
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He wrote a post on X saying that Delhi is officially the most polluted city in the world, which is 4 times more than the dangerous level and almost five times worse than the second most polluted city, Dhaka.
Delhi is officially the most polluted city in the world, 4x Hazardous levels and nearly five times as bad as the second most polluted city, Dhaka. It is unconscionable that our government has been witnessing this nightmare for years and does nothing about it. I have run an Air… pic.twitter.com/sLZhfeo722
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 18, 2024
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It is inhumane that our government has been watching this nightmare for years and does nothing about it. I have organized air quality roundtables for experts and stakeholders, including parliamentarians, since 2015, but gave it up last year because nothing changed and no one cared. The town is essentially deserted from November to January and barely habitable the rest of the year. Should it also remain the capital of the country?
Due to fog this morning, trains coming and going to Delhi are continuously running late for the last several days. Flights are also having to be diverted due to fog. Let us tell you where the AQI was today.
Due to fog and smog, the minimum level of visibility at IGI Airport was 100 meters at 7 am. Whereas at 7.30 in the morning the visibility level at Safdarjung was recorded at 150 meters.
Patients increased in Delhi hospitals
Grape-4 came into effect in the capital from Monday. There are GTB and Swami Dayanand hospitals in Dilshad Garden of Yamunapar, where people affected by pollution are coming for treatment. Senior doctor of Swami Dayanand Hospital said that the number of patients suffering from shortness of breath, burning sensation in eyes and chest tightness has increased by 30 percent.
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