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Delhi Pollution: ‘Emergency’ measures to tackle an emergency-like situation
The measures to be adopted by the government have been termed as “emergency” as the situation in the national capital is akin to an emergency.
New Delhi, Nov 7: The national capital is facing an emergency-like situation.
As the Delhi-NCR region chokes on post-Diwali pollution, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi on Sunday announced several "emergency" measures to bring down severe rise in the pollution level.
The measures to be adopted by the government have been termed as "emergency" as the situation in the national capital is akin to an emergency.
The
"emergency
measures"
announced
by
the
chief
minister
on
Sunday
were:
1.
Schools
to
remain
closed
for
three
days
2.
Badarpur
power
plant
to
remain
shut
for
five
days
3.
All
construction
activities
to
be
halted
for
10
days
4.
Water
sprinkling
and
vacuum
cleaning
on
PWD
roads
5.
Ban
on
burning
of
leaves
and
crops
6.
Ban
on
use
of
diesel
generator
sets
for
10
days
7.
Restriction
on
vehicular
movements
8.
Advise
residents
to
stay
indoors.
The abnormal rise in air pollution level is making living almost impossible in the national capital, as it poses serious health risk to children, elderly and residents in general.
According to reports, the level pf PM 2.5 -- tiny particles that can clog the lungs and worsen heart ailments is close to 700 micrograms per cubic metre in Delhi.
This is 12 times above the government norm and 70 times over the one advocated by the World Health Organisation.
OneIndia News
