Kathmandu– As New Delhi’s air quality further deteriorates, government agencies issued instructing urging to ban on construction works across the National Capital Region (NCR).
Authorities fear that during the Dipawali the pollution could further rise up, and they are taking multiple measures to minimize the air pollution. India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday set two-hour window for the use of low-emission firecrackers during Diwali festival.
The announcement to ban the construction work is a latest in a series of measures taken in the last couple of weeks. Authorities predict that from November 1 the air quality will reach at unhealthy level. Authorities say if construction works are continued defying government order, it will end up with a legal action.
All industries that run on coal and biomass(excluding thermal power plants and waste-to-energy plans) will have to shut down between November 4 and 10, and governments have been asked to intensify patrolling including night patrolling, in industrial areas and pollution hot spots, according to a report published by The Hindustan Times.
On Saturday, pollution forecasting agency Safar said that 32% of the pollutants in Delhi’s air in the last 24 hours came from farm fires in the neighboring states, the report reads. Farm fires largely contribute to PM2.5 concentration – particles that are 50 times finer than width of a human hair. PM2.5 particles can cause serious lung-related health problems at high levels, according to report.
