00:00Because as we are now inching closer to the end of October, it's that time of the year again when
00:06the national capital comes out to be choking under the worsening air quality.
00:12And today, this is the breaking news right now that we'll be bringing to you how the air quality has
00:16already started dipping quite low.
00:18So 200, it's already crossed 200 for that matter. 238 is the current AQI in the national capital and it's
00:27within the poor category already.
00:30October 21st, what was recorded was 214 AQI and right now we do see that the situation and Delhi, in
00:38fact, national capital is in fact quietly bracing for the situation to only get worse
00:43because that's what we've seen year after year. Delhi battling with this poor air quality during winters as it has,
00:51there's a nip in the air already.
00:52It has gotten chillier and mornings we do see a haze setting in stricter pollution control measures have been put
01:01into place.
01:02Grap 1 has already been invoked and what we see is that dust control measures have been put in place
01:07with ban put on all construction activities from November 1st
01:11and 20 additional metros to be starting to run on weekdays from today onwards.
01:17Let's quickly take a look at the responses first and the reactions first before we proceed with more details.
01:22The government wants to get all the people of Delhi who have the right to get the right to their
01:28rights.
01:28So, Grap 1 has put it in place. It's okay, but at least we need to reduce the pollution, it's
01:33our job.
01:34We'll be able to do it and do it.
02:04We'll be able to do it again.
02:06Today, the AQI is above the 250 mark which means that it is yet again in the very poor category.
02:12Now, according to the meteorological department, the AQI conditions out here in Delhi NCR could deteriorate over the next few
02:19days as the wind conditions are such.
02:22There are two main reasons that are being suggested for the deteriorating AQI out here in Delhi NCR.
02:27The first and the obvious being is the internal source of pollution that Delhi emits, be it through vehicles, be
02:34it through construction or the local industries out here in the national capital.
02:38And the second one is the increase in cases of stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana.
02:45More than 150 cases of stubble burning have already been reported from Punjab.
02:50Most of these cases have come in from the Amritsar Tarantaran belt where the process of burning stubble has already
02:56started.
02:57Apart from this, there are certain cases that have come in from Haryana as well.
03:01And these two cases have ensured that Delhi is starting to turn itself into a gas chamber as we see
03:07inventors every year.
03:09As a precautionary measure, the government has already gone ahead and announced GRAP 1 restrictions that would be imposed from
03:15today out here in Delhi NCR.
03:18Which means that vehicles that are not BS6 compliant, that do not have a legal POC certificate or commercial vehicles
03:28that are operating on diesels would not be allowed to enter inside the borders of Delhi from today itself.
03:36Apart from that, clear mandate has also been given that no food should be cooked on stoves based out of
03:44coal and wood fire as well.
03:47The third most important restrictions that have been imposed from the side of the Delhi government is the construction.
03:54Any construction that is happening, they should ensure that the raw material that is put out in the open, that
04:00should be covered and constant sprinkling of water should be done.
04:03Now, it remains to be seen that as these restrictions have been put in force from today itself, how much
04:08of an impact will it actually have on the deteriorating AQI of the national capital?
04:13Because as the IMD predicts that the wind conditions are such that pollution could reach the national capital and then
04:21stay over here due to the geographical location of Delhi.
04:24So, these restrictions have been imposed and IMD predicts that the AQI could deteriorate, it remains to be seen.
04:30What are the other steps that the Delhi government could take to ensure that the AQI out here in the
04:37national capital remains under control?
04:39And the manner in which people of Delhi NCR face this issue every year where there is a massive shortage
04:47of even breathing clean air is something that should be ascertained by the Delhi government to ensure that people this
04:56time around should not face the issues that they have been facing from the past many, many years.
05:07It's October 22nd and Akshar Dham already looking a little hised out in the background.
05:14And this is just the beginning of it.
05:16That is a battle that Delhi has been fighting for years now.
05:20As Delhi's pollution season officially arrives this year, the air quality in the national capital has already entered the poor
05:27quality, recorded at 2.44 on Wednesday.
05:31And with that, the CAQM has invoked the Stage 1 of the Grap across Delhi NCR.
05:35Under Grap 1, authorities will be intensifying road sweeping, water sprinkling, construction dust control and checks against open waste, burning
05:43and polluting vehicles.
05:44The Delhi government has outlined a wider winter pollution plan this time, including a staggered office timings, proposed 50%
05:53work from home for all offices and restrictions on construction activities and the non-BS6 vehicles entering Delhi from November
06:011st.
06:02Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa says the capital recorded 214 days of good or moderate air quality this year,
06:09which, according to him, is the highest in the 12 years.
06:13And joining the pollution fight, the Delhi Metro will also be adding and running 20 additional train trips on weekdays,
06:21starting today onwards, while intensifying the dust control drives at construction sites.
06:28इस साल अब तक के सबसे ज्यादा पिछले 12 सालों में सबसे ज्यादा गुड़ और मॉडरेट साफ हवा के दिन
06:39214, अगर हम COVID का एक साल निकाल दें,
06:43तो 214, अब तक का 12 साल का रिकॉर्ड है, जो दिली की रेखा गुपता जी की सरकार ने,
06:52दिली की पुब्लिक पार्टी स्पेशन के साथ, जन भागयदारी के साथ, लोगों के सायोग के कारण ये संबभ हुआ है.
07:01So, viewers, as we were just telling you, how the Delhi metros this year shall also be joining the pollution
07:07fight and helping the situation out by adding 20 additional metro trips on weekdays from today onward, that is October
07:1422nd.
07:15How will this help out and what will the measure exactly be?
07:19Extra weekday services will be boosting public transport, so people will have more trains, metro trains that is, to travel
07:27by instead of taking vehicles by road.
07:29which oftentimes adds to the pollution in the atmosphere.
07:33Anti-pollution drives will be conducted at construction sites.
07:36Over 250 anti-smog guns have already been installed, while dust control and road cleaning inspections have been intensified.
07:46This is what we see in terms of measures that are being taken right now to handle the situation at
07:53hand, that is a worsening AQI in the national capital.
