The air quality in various parts of Delhi showed a slight improvement on Tuesday morning after the rains on Monday evening and favourable wind speed due to the western disturbance impacting northwest India.
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.
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.
It also issued 823 challans amounting to Rs 1.72 crore for violations related to construction and demolition waste sites during the same period, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said in a statement.
The tower, equipped with thousands of filters and can be as high as twenty meters (66 feet), is designed to capture pollution particles and improve air quality in densely populated areas.