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Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav attacked the ruling BJP at the Centre, while the saffron party and AAP in Delhi disputed the reasons for the annual decline in air quality.
A man wears a mask to protect himself from rising air pollution levels, in Delhi-NCR. (Image: PTI / File)
Pakistan is to blame for the ‘very poor’ air quality in NCR cities like Noida and Ghaziabad, as agricultural fires send toxic fumes across the border: this is what the Uttar Pradesh government says about 304 AQI in Noida, Greater Noida. and Ghaziabad.
However, there is no shortage of politics on the issue. The opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh attacked the ruling BJP, while the saffron party and AAP in Delhi followed suit over the annual decline in air quality.
Days before Diwali, rising air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR are in the limelight. But in the national capital region (NCR), it is the first time this season that cities have experienced ‘very poor’ air quality on the same day, especially when it was ‘moderate’ just the day before (Sunday, October). 27).
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
A senior official of the state pollution monitor in Greater Noida blamed Pakistan for the rising air pollution levels. “This is the first time this year that all three cities of Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad saw ‘very poor’ air quality on the same day. And our neighboring country, Pakistan, is to blame. Increasing incidents of stubble burning have sent toxic fumes across the border ,” said DK Gupta of the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board. India time.
Thick and toxic smog has enveloped northern India and eastern Pakistan, and this is likely to get worse when Diwali is celebrated on October 31. People burst firecrackers during the Festival, because the level of air quality plummeted very much for the next few days.
While Delhi may have recorded an improvement in air quality on Monday at 327, it is still in the ‘very poor’ category. according to CNNin the Pakistani city of Lahore, which is about 25 km from the border, the air quality exceeds “dangerous” 500 there.
That’s nearly 65 times the World Health Organization’s guidelines for healthy air, making it the most polluted city in the world at the time of the ranking, according to IQAir. As the windless winter approaches this region, a yellow haze will blanket the sky as farmers burn agricultural waste, coupled with smog-causing vehicular and industrial air pollution.
‘A message from the failed BJP government: Don’t trust us…’: Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday (October 27) termed Delhi’s pollution problem as a “year-round” topic and said its effects are beginning to reach UP. The BJP and the AAP, meanwhile, traded barbs over pollution levels in Delhi.
“Delhi’s pollution woes have become an ‘annual’ topic. When the state’s central government can’t do anything to keep the environment clean and healthy, what about other states? It’s called chiraag taley andheraa (dark under the lamp) or dhundhalkaa (high),” he said in a post on X.
“The BJP government, which claims to have made the country proud of the world, cannot save the country’s image from being clouded by smog in its own capital. The offices of ambassadors and high commissioners of countries around the world are also there, what message will it send?” This is a failure of governance and policies of the BJP government,” he said.
Yadav further said: “Now the effect of this accident has reached Uttar Pradesh. Whether it is Yamuna water pollution or air pollution, it is affecting public health and also the Taj Mahal. The BJP government of Uttar Pradesh cannot see anything, now they will also get the smog excuse .In such a situation people are asked to take care of their own life and health.Drive carefully in this twilight and also take care of the parents and children.A message from the failed BJP government: Don’t trust we, take care of yourself. Welcome, Akhilesh,” he said.
On Sunday, calm winds prevented the spread of pollutants as Delhi’s AQI was recorded as ‘very poor’. Some areas recorded ‘severe’ levels of pollution. At 4 pm, the 24-hour average AQI in Delhi was recorded at 355 against 255 on Saturday (October 26), data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed.
(With PTI input)
Uttar Pradesh Blames Pakistan For Noida Pollution
