Delhi Air is Poisonous: People protest against ‘Unbreathable India’ outside Environment Ministry office
Delhi air is poisonous…, so they shouted and sang outside the Environment Ministry office in protest against the alarming rise in the pollution level that has raised several health concerns in the national capital.
‘Delhi air is poisonous’, ‘breathing is killing me’, ‘#My Right to Breathe’ and ‘Unbreathable India’… read the placards displayed by a huge crowd of protesters outside the Indira Pariyavaran Bhawan. And they sang songs of protest.
The protesters also asked the government to stop the stubble burning going on in the surrounding states of Delhi.
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On Monday, Delhi recorded the worst air quality of the season - the AQI showed severe category of 434. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 394, which falls in the ‘very poor’ category, according to data by the Central Pollution Control Board.
On Tuesday, the PM2.5 (particles in the air with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres) level was recorded at 243 while the PM10 (particles in the air with a diameter of less than 10 micrometres) was recorded at 372 in Delhi.
In Delhi NCR, the PM2.5 was recorded 237 and PM10 was recorded at 366, the CPCB data said.
(With PTI inputs)
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