Due to increasing pollution in Delhi, vehicles without valid PUCC will not get fuel at petrol pumps from Thursday. Environment Minister Sirsa said AQI was 363 and blamed the previous AAP government for the pollution.
New Delhi. Delhi’s Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Tuesday, December 16 that from Thursday, vehicles without valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) will not be able to get fuel at petrol pumps in Delhi. This decision has been taken due to the air quality reaching critical levels in the capital. Let us tell you that Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reached the “very poor” category on Tuesday after being in the “severe” category for three consecutive days.
Minister compared AQI trends with last year
Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa addressed a press conference on the serious issue of pollution in Delhi. During this, he said, today (Tuesday) AQI is 363, which falls in the serious category and it has remained at this level for the last 10 years. Last year on this day AQI was 380. Holding the previous government responsible for this failure, he said, “AAP has given this problem to Delhi in the last 10 years.
24 hour average AQI 377 in Delhi
Environment Minister Sirsa further said, the pollution crisis cannot be fixed in a few months. It is impossible for any elected government to reduce AQI in 9-10 months. I am sorry for the pollution in Delhi. We are doing better than the dishonest AAP government and we have reduced AQI every day. This disease of pollution has been given to us by Aam Aadmi Party and we are working to cure it.
Slight improvement in AQI compared to Monday
The 24-hour average AQI in Delhi was 377 at 8 am on Tuesday, December 16, while light fog was seen across the city. This was less than the very dense fog the day before. There was a slight improvement in air quality compared to Monday, when the AQI had reached 427 at around 4 pm. Despite a slight decline in AQI, pollution levels remained dangerously high in large parts of the national capital. A thick blanket of poisonous smoke covered the city, greatly reducing visibility and causing inconvenience to people. AQI was recorded at 380 in major areas like India Gate, while AQI was 359 in Sarai Kale Khan. Both have been placed in the ‘very poor’ category by CPCB. At the same time, AQI (Air Quality Index) was recorded around 410 in Ghazipur and Anand Vihar, which has been kept in the ‘severe’ category.