Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that around 200 mobile anti-smog guns will deployed across the national capital to combat dust pollution.
Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Gopal Rai said that the Delhi government is continuously working on the ground to combat the rising pollution levels.
“Whether it is dust pollution, vehicle pollution or biomass burning, our teams are continuously working on targeting these three, on the ground,” he said.
He further said that to address dust pollution, the Delhi government will deploy 200 mobile anti-smog guns throughout the city, which will operate in three shifts of eight hours each, spraying water in every assembly constituency to help control dust levels.
“To control dust pollution, yesterday we brought 200 mobile anti-smog guns on the roads in Delhi, in which water will be sprayed all around in every assembly constituency spraying of water is being done. Earlier, spraying was done for 8 hours in one shift. Now it has been divided into 3 shifts for 8 hours so that dust pollution can be controlled through regular and large-scale water sprinkling,” he told ANI.
“For the pollution caused by vehicles, we have started the ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign and we have increased the sticker campaign on autos too,” he added.
As per System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) data, the AQI was recorded at 296 at 7 am on Saturday in Delhi.
In Anand Vihar, the AQI was recorded at a very poor category of 380 at 7 am; in ITO, it was 253 (poor) at 6 am; in RK Puram, it was 346 (very poor) at 6 am; in IGI Airport T3 it was 342 (very poor) at 6 am; and in Dwarka Sector 8 the AQI was 308 (very poor) at 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
On Friday a day after the Diwali celebration, the city’s air quality was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Most areas in the capital recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) over 350, raising health concerns for residents.
