Ban Entry of Heavy Vehicles in Delhi Post-Diwali: CPCB
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city 3 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Wednesday, 7 November, 2018 mp Avoid heavy 2018 has seen more Ban entry of heavy vehicles in physical activity and outdoor days of better air exposure after Delhi post-Diwali: CPCB Diwali: Experts quality: Delhi govt OUR CORRESPONDENT SAYANTAN GHOSH CPCB mulls using artificial rain to tackle pollution after Diwali NEW DELHI: Avoid heavy physical activity on high air NEW DELHI: The year 2018 SAYANTAN GHOSH Quality Index (AQI) is likely to enter pollution days. The faster you has seen more days of better air the severe category. breathe, the more polluted air quality as compared to previous NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution According to SAFAR (meteorologi- you inhale, warned experts for years, due to combined efforts Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday rec- cal organisation), the contribution of the days after Diwali. of residents of Delhi and con- ommended that there must be a ban on biomass to Tuesday's pollution is esti- "You may not be able to cerned agencies, observed the heavy vehicles post-Diwali if the pol- mated to be 24 percent. Surface wind avoid leaving the house for Delhi government on Tuesday. westerly from 6th and 7th lution rises. The board also is mulling speed which was moderate for the past work. However, you can choose “The year 2018 has seen November with cloud-free sky inducing artificial rain in Delhi after three days is now inching towards calm to avoid time outdoors at a park, more days of better air quality and mist in the morning. Diwali to wash away hazardous pol- conditions. The wind speed which was doing lawn work, etc. If you have as compared to previous years, The ventilation coeffi- lutants that is plaguing the national 29 kmph at transport height is declin- to be outdoors, limit activity due to the combined efforts cient is expected within 7000- Capital. ing now (15 kmph) and is likely to slow to the early morning hours or of residents of Delhi and con- 8000 m2/s. Winds coming According to a senior CPCB offi- down intrusion. wait until after sunset. This is cerned agencies. However, we from northwesterly direction cial, talks are being held with the Indian Moisture in the air is increasing due important in high-ozone condi- collectively need to keep up our bring the influence of biomass Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to western disturbance withdrawal. The tions (such as in many large cit- efforts, particularly on Diwali burning pollutants in Delhi- and the India Meteorological Depart- temperature will further cool down and ies) because sunshine increases and after," said Delhi Environ- NCR. Though surface level ment (IMD) for inducing artificial Vehicles ply at slow pace near Anand Vihar due to smog in New Delhi on Tuesday PIC/PTI fog is expected. The pollution is likely Ozone levels. Avoid heavy phys- ment Minister Imran Hussain. wind is calm but upper wind rain after Diwali when the pollution is to get stabilised only by late evening.” ical activity also. The faster you An official statement from brings pollutants," noted the expected to reach "severe-plus emer- to thicken the clouds and increase the The advisory, written by Bhure Lal, The advisory goes on to say that in breathe, the more polluted air the government noted, "Dur- statement. gency" stage. chance of rain or snowfall. Chairman, EPCA, to Chief Secretar- light of the development and warning, you inhale," said Dr Shivani ing the months of October "I appeal to everybody con- He said they are waiting for meteo- Meanwhile, the Environment Pol- ies of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh EPCA would like to reiterate that all Sachdev Gour, a Gynecologist. and November, the air qual- cerned to help in reducing the rological conditions to become stable lution (Prevention & Control) Author- and Rajasthan says, “There has been a the emergency orders already issued Air pollution is identified ity in northern India and par- local sources, which contrib- and then use cloud seeding for induc- ity for the National Capital Region significant intrusion of biomass (stub- under the Graded Response Action Plan as one of major risk factor for ticularly Delhi-NCR remains a ute to air pollution. A celebra- ing artificial rain. Cloud seeding is the (NCR) or EPCA, a body appointed by ble) generated pollution early morn- (GRAP) on October 12, October 27 high global burden of disease. cause of concern. This is due to tion of cracker-free Deepawali process of combining different kinds the Supreme Court, has also issued an ing today owing to faster transport and October 31, must intensify, and be As per WHO estimates, Ambi- a variety of factors and mainly is one such step, and I hope the of chemical agents –including silver advisory on Tuesday, in which it has level winds (925hpa) coming from the implemented and enforced with utmost ent (outdoor air pollution) in influenced by agricultural waste residents of Delhi will continue iodide, dry ice and even common table warned that pollution levels in Delhi- North-West region. This has increased discipline and stringency and with zero both cities and rural areas was burning in the Northern belt their positive contribution," salt –with existing clouds in an effort NCR would be 'severe' in the next week. pollution levels significantly and Air tolerance. estimated to cause 4.2 million of India." said Imran Hussain. premature deaths worldwide in It added that the contribu- He added: I would like to 2016. It is also important to note tion from the agricultural waste take this occasion to share with that most of these premature in the recent past has gone as the residents of the national Air purifying plants as Diwali gifts continue to be in vogue deaths occur in WHO-SEARO, high as up to 60 per cent. There capital, the existing ambient which includes India. was a significant intrusion of air quality position and would PIYUSH OHRIE indica (popularly known as Neem). The cost per plants "In children and adults, both stubble generated pollution on like to request the residents to can be Rs 50 and extend up to Rs 700 and beyond. short- and long-term exposure Monday, which has shown a persuade their near and dear GURUGRAM: It is that time of the year when there The usage of air purifying plants has also gained to ambient air pollution can lead declining trend on Tuesday, as ones for desisting from bursting is an exchange of Diwali gifts between families, popularity among the multinational companies in to reduced lung function, fre- we approach the Diwali day. fire crackers and convince their neighbors and friends. While Dry fruits, chocolate Gurugram with most of the offices using it in large quent respiratory infections and "The prominent wind direc- children about the importance packets, and glassware items retain their popular- numbers. asthma. Chronic Obstructed tion is likely to remain North- of a green and clean Deepawali. ity, there has been an addition in the list of offerings. “While there is a lot of hue and cry on the state Lung Diseases gets aggravated Taking note of the poor air quality of Delhi- of outdoor pollution, the fact remains that even the during periods of very poor air National Capital Region, most of the residents of indoor pollution is extremely poor. I, therefore, felt quality index, which is being Gurugram this time are presenting air purifying that this time presenting an air purifying plants can be witnessed in Delhi for last cou- plants. one of the most relevant gifts, I present,” said Geetika ple of days. Maternal exposure Not only are these proving to be reasonable but Khanna, a city resident to ambient air pollution is asso- their significance on health accounts have grown “You can have your opinion of whether it can prove ciated with adverse birth out- manifolds over the years. At a time when air purifiers its utility or not in cleaning the air but it also had comes, such as low birth weight, are still beyond the reach of many and are priced at a an added advantage of providing greenery indoors, pre-term birth and small gesta- range of Rs 10,000 to Rs one lakh the focus is shifting something that is fast diminishing in the urban land- tional age births. Emerging evi- towards these forms of plantations. A large number of scape,” she added. dence also suggests ambient air buyers are frequenting the nurseries or even ordering It is significant to note that the popularity of green pollution may affect diabetes such plants through the online platform. plants has only increased despite various air purifiers and neurological development The most popular of them includes Areca, Money entering the market. Not only on festive occasions in children," said Dr Dinesh and snake plants that have been identified as natural the outdoor but also indoor pollution. but air freshener plants is gaining a lot of traction Agarwal a Senior Technical cleaners and an effective medium of tackling not only Others include Bonsai, Aloe Vera and Azadirachta over the years. Advisor, Health and Nutrition. BJP demands Amanatullah Satyendar Jain directs official Khan expulsion from AAP to lodge police complaint OUR CORRESPONDENT against BJP chief Manoj Tiwari NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP OUR CORRESPONDENT immediately lodges a formal workers on Tuesday staged a complaint with the CP (com- demonstration outside the resi- NEW DELHI: Delhi Home missioner of police) and con- dence of Delhi Chief Minister Minister Satyendar Jain on cerned DCP/police station Arvind Kejriwal, demanding Tuesday directed the addi- against Manoj Tiwari and his that he expel MLA Amanatul- tional chief secretary (home) associates..." the note said.