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R breached records of the season. stop them from burning stub- According to Central The EPCA imposed a ban on ble in Punjab and Haryana,” the Pollution Control Board, AQI ! all construction activities till Delhi CM told students. in Palwal was 369, Panipat November 5. With the blanket of haze 421, Rohtak 467, Sirsa 462. "# The Air Quality Index over Delhi thickened on Friday, The health bulletin rec- (AQI) shot up to 484 in Delhi EPCA chief Bhure Lal wrote a ommended people to avoid and 496, 496 and 469 in letter to the Chief Secretaries of physical activities outdoors. 67869: Ghaziabad, Greater Noida and Punjab and Haryana. “The “Stop any activity level if you Gurugram respectively. With EPCA has directed implement- experience any unusual cough- ontrary to Chief Minister rising values of pollutants, ing agencies to take immediate ing, chest discomfort, wheez- CArvind Kejriwal’s asser- Delhi map turned into dark stringent actions to stop stubble- ing, breathing difficulty, or tions that stubble burning in maroon signifying “severe burning in Punjab and Haryana. fatigue, and consult doctor. Delhi’s neighbouring States plus category”. This requires vigilance and “If the room has windows, contributes to the Capital’s The EPCA also ordered punitive action against all cases close them. If the air condi- deadly pollution, the Centre shutting of all coal-based of local pollution, from plastic tioner provides a fresh air has told the Supreme Court in plants, diesel generator sets, and garbage burning to dust intake option, close it. Avoid an affidavit that crop stubble bursting of crackers in Delhi- pollution,” Lal said. burning anything, such as ! burning has declined nearly 41 NCR till November 5. SAFAR said chances of wood, candles or even incense. per cent between 2016 and Meanwhile, the contribu- deterioration in AQI of Delhi Keep the room clean — do not 2018 in Punjab, Haryana and Government had admitted tion of stubble burning in in first week of November is vacuum. Do wet mopping fre- Uttar Pradesh. that stubble burning is a chief Punjab and Haryana to Delhi’s mainly due to the late with- quently. Masks known as N-95 According to the affidavit cause of bad air in Delhi- pollution rose to 46 per cent on drawal of monsoon forcing or P-100 respirators may help if filed by the Union NCR in the months of October Friday, the highest this year, said stagnant conditions. “The you go out. Do not rely on dust Environment Ministry in the and November. The System of Air Quality and effective stubble fire counts of masks for protection,” it said. Supreme Court, Punjab Government added that it is Weather Forecasting and north west India (Haryana and remained at the bottom of taking all possible measures, Research (SAFAR). PM 2.5 Punjab) touched a new peak *%$$- Delhi’s adjoining States in including additional budgetary reached 383 ug/m3, highest in value of this year (3178) on reducing its share of the toxic allocation to the States of season which is equivalent to Thursday,” it said. )$/..* 67869: Ornithologists in Delhi perature there,” said Dr haze. Punjab, Haryana and Uttar 500 plus on the AQI (severe However, Delhittes can said low presence of birds in Faiyaz Khudsar. Inadequate For his part, Union Pradesh, to reduce the menace. plus), SAFAR said. draw solace from the fact that New Delhi: As air pollution here has been a significant wetland and sanctuaries can be vegetation in wetland is also a Environment Minister Prakash The Ministry cited a In the wake of the rising the westerly wind direction is reached alarming levels, hospi- Tdrop in the number of attributed to climate change but factor in lowering the number Javadekar on Friday at an Government-mandated study level of pollution, the Delhi likely to bring some breather. tals reported a surge in the migratory birds that normally their route also plays pivotal of winged guests, the bird event slammed Kejriwal for conducted using satellite Government on Friday decid- “The western disturbance number of patients. “Patients visit in the Yamuna Biodiversity role in marking their presence watchers said. “politicising” the issue of air remote sensing to lay down ed to shut all schools till is likely to positively influence are coming with complaints of Park (YBP) in the national in Delhi-NCR. “Birds come here to enjoy pollution and indulging in a statistics regarding reduction November 5. Also, earlier in the Delhi’s air quality by increasing watery eyes, cough, breathing Capital during this time. This “Yes… bird sighting is low climate. They gain weight and blamegame as the air quality in in the crop stubble burning. It day Delhi Chief Minister surface and boundary layer difficulty, exacerbation of asth- year, only 22 birds arrived in this year in October. There are younger birds come first, there Delhi-NCR deteriorated fur- said there has been a reduction Arvind Kejriwal distributed winds speed and thereby flush- ma and chronic obstructive the YBP, which is quite low as several factors affecting. First is are several indicators in and ther. of about 15 per cent and 41 per masks to school children as ing out the accumulated pol- pulmonary diseases (COPD),” compared to the last five years, the local climate of Europe, around wetland area, phrag- In its affidavit filed on the cent in the number of burning part of the Government’s ini- lutants. By November 3, sig- said AIIMS Director Randeep especially during September - Siberia and Central Asia. This mites, a type of grass, is one,” direction of the top court on events in 2018 as compared to tiative to protect them from nificant improvement is likely Guleria. SR October period. year, there is a change in tem- Dr Khudsar explained. October 22, the Central 2017 and 2016, respectively. $' R $%& ' -) ))*$ ..*) # #%% 67869: #$ he Delhi High Court on !" 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And the court’s order to examine 2 .3- ued on Friday, as Shiv Sena the Chief Minister will be from Chidambaram’s health condi- & 411541 spokesperson Sanjay Raut said the Shiv Sena, a nominee tion, and told Justice Suresh that if it so desired his party decided by Sena president Kait that the Congress leader # $ % & ' ' ( ) ' # * could form its Government Uddhav Thackeray”. was examined by the doctors # ! and senior Sudhir Not to be outdone by the in the morning and does not Mungantiwar handed out Shiv Sena, senior BJP leader require a sterile environment. veiled threat to its ally that the and Finance Minister in the This development has State would come under the outgoing Government Sudhir come as a setback for ' ' ( President’s Rule if the Mungantiwar mounted pres- Chidambaram, who was Government was formed sure on his party’s younger ally knocking at all legal forums to before November 7. to agree post haste to form a get out of the prison. After the On a day when the State Government in alliance with examination of the medical ) Congress leaders met AICC his party, by saying: “If the report, the court rejected the president Sonia Gandhi in New Government is not formed interim bail petition of the for- >:=8=": tain political parties had this Bhupinder Sambhar and Delhi to seek permission from before November 7, then mer Minister, who cited Crohn time decided to break from the Hardev Arshi (CPI), the Congress high command to Maharashtra will come under disease and wanted to be treat- n all-party meeting here on tradition and exploit this pious Gurparamjit Kaur Taggar (CPI- explore the possibility of the President’s Rule.” ed in Hyderabad. AFriday decided to jointly and historic occasion to pro- M), Sewa Singh Sekhwan (SAD >:=8=": Khan tweeted that Sikhs extending support to the Shiv While agreeing that there Crohn’s disease refers to celebrate the 550th birth anniver- mote their vested interests," an Taksali), Baba Sarbjot Singh would not require a passport Sena-led Government in has been some delay in the start the inflammation of the diges- sary of Sikhism founder Guru official spokesperson said. Bedi (Sant Samaj), BSP state unjab Chief Minister Capt but could take the corridor to Maharashtra, the Sena and BJP of negotiations between the two tive tract leading to abdominal Nanak Dev ji on November 12 The meet resolved that the president Jasbir Singh Garhi, PAmarinder Singh on Friday Kartarpur with a valid ID doc- leaders indulged in bitter bat- parties due to the Diwali festi- pain, diarrhoea and also at Sultanpur Lodhi.