As Delhi is battling with pollution after Diwali celebrations, the anti-smog initiative has stepped up.
The Delhi government on Friday stepped up several initiatives, including installation of anti-smog guns at various places in the national capital, to tackle rising pollution, a day after Diwali celebrations.
According to Aam Aadmi Party sources, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will visit the ITO near the old PHQ on Friday to install anti-smog guns.
Anti-smog gun is a device to combat air pollution that will spray atomized water to settle dust and other suspended particles in the atmosphere.
Equipped with a water tank on the vehicle, it can spray water up to a height of 50 meters to dispose of dust particles and PM 2.5.
Earlier in October, the minister had claimed that the first smog tower installed at Connaught Place has reduced the surrounding air pollution by 80 per cent.
Last November, the government had installed 23 anti-smog guns at major intersections and construction sites across the city, and assured that the number would be increased if necessary.
Earlier, the government had made it mandatory for all construction sites of 20,000 square meters or more to use anti-smog guns and ensure minimum dust pollution.
To curb the increasing pollution, the Delhi government had also banned the sale and use of all types of firecrackers in the city before Diwali.
During its campaign against firecrackers, over 13,000 kg of firecrackers were confiscated by the Delhi Police with 33 people arrested.
However, despite a ban on firecrackers, people in the city on Thursday burst onto the streets against the painstaking efforts of the government and efforts like ‘Don’t burn firecrackers’ campaign.
Delhi-NCR, infamous for episodes of dense smog and air pollution, witnessed its first fog of the season in winter, with both the Indira Gandhi International Airport and Safdarjung Airport on Thursday reported poor visibility with significant reduction in the range of 600-800 metres. informed of.
This further raised the Air Quality Index (AQI), taking the index above the 400 level which falls in the severe category.
Visibility reduced to 200 to 500 meters at 5.30 am at the fog-shrouded Delhi-NCR, IGI and Safdarjung airports on Friday morning. According to meteorologists, visibility dropped to 200 meters in other parts of the city.
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