Pollution levels in Delhi and its suburbs increased further overnight with the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the capital recorded at 365 at 9 am on Tuesday.
Recent findings from a joint project by the Delhi government and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur found out that vehicular emissions accounted for about 45 percent of the capital’s air pollution on November 17. This is likely to reduce to 38 percent on November 18.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) stated that at 5 a.m., AQI readings in Anand Vihar, RK Puram, IGI Airport, and Dwarka crossed the 400-mark. According to CPCB data, the average AQI in Anand Vihar was 447 at 5 a.m., with PM2.5 continuing to be the most common pollutant.
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has suggested accepting the results of reports by IITs in Bombay and Delhi and using the already erected towers as museums to share technical information about air pollution control.