delhi pollution

As the national capital struggles with rising pollution levels, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of playing "dirty politics" which she claims is the real cause behind both air and water pollution in the city.

Basically, the only thing Atishi's Pani Satyagraha has achieved is that it has successfully shifted the media focus from the public suffering for something as basic as water to an entitled, powerful woman, a minister no less, highlighting her own 'suffering'.

The smog tower in Delhi, reopened in November 2023 on Supreme Court, has again been shut down by workers for not getting salaries

According to a Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) report released in May this year, out of the 35 operational STPs, 22 were not meeting the prescribed standards impacting the quality of Yamuna River's water.

Last week, Minister Gopal Rai said that BS3 petrol and BS4 diesel vehicles coming from Uttar Pradesh have been contributing to the deterioration of the air quality index in the national capital. Rai’s statement came after Anand Vihar’s AQI touched 999 making it extremely hazardous.

Excited by the unanticipated bout of rain AAP MLA Somnath Bharti immediately took to social media to thank god for doing what the Kejriwal govt couldn't - bring down, even if temporarily, the pollution level in the national capital

In the last 24 hours, the air quality in the national capital has fluctuated between hazardous (401-500) and severe (301-400).

India has the highest health burden from air pollution of all the countries in the world because of the sheer number of people that high particulate matter levels affect the citizens.