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Delhi pollution LIVE updates: Parts of capital still under ‘very unhealthy’ category

Delhi pollution Live Updates: However, pollution still continues to disrupt the train schedule with 49 trains reported to be running late.

Delhi was engulfed in a blanket of smog Delhi pollution live updates: EPCA chairperson Bhure Lal said that the ‘odd-even’ scheme can be implemented if the air quality dipped to ’emergency’ levels.  (Express File Photo)

The Delhi National Capital Region got some relief from smog as light showers on Friday night slightly brought down the temperature. The MeT department has predicted partly cloudy skies today with the possibility of rain. Meanwhile, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Friday had slammed the Delhi government stating that negligible action in improving public transport had ‘weakened’ the Graded Response Action Plan. The pollution watchdog also said other states have been doing ‘more than their share’ in controlling the air-pollution hazard.

Commenting on the ‘odd-even’ car rationing scheme, EPCA chairperson Bhure Lal said that the scheme can be implemented if the air quality dipped to ’emergency’ levels. However, pollution still continues to disrupt train schedules with 49 trains reported to be running late. As per a report in news agency ANI, 14 trains are said to be rescheduled while one has been cancelled.

Delhi pollution live updates:

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01.30 pm: Transport minister Kailash Gahlot yesterday issued a statement stating the Delhi government’s plan to roll out 2,000 new CNG buses in next one year. “The rollout plan for the procurement of 2,000 CNG propelled standard non-AC buses — 1,000 each for DTC and Cluster Scheme has been finalised by the Transport department. For the procurement of 1,000 Cluster buses, the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) is likely to be issued by November 30, 2017, and the department has been directed to complete the rollout of these buses within 10 months,” said the statement.

12.30 pm: An official of the India Meteorological Department said the city recorded one mm rainfall in the 24 hours till 8.30 am on Saturday. The Safdarjung observatory recorded 1 mm rainfall, Palam 0.4 mm, Lodi Road 0.2 mm, Ayanagar 0.3 mm and Ridge 0.4 mm.

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12.00 pm: The pollution stats given by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) says that PM 10 for the day is 199 and PM 2.5 is 130, with the air quality remaining under ‘very poor’ category.

11.00 am: According to a IANS report, Mahesh Palwat, Director of Skymet, a private weather forecast agency, said air quality had improved due to overnight rain, wind from the northwest and cyclonic formation in Rajasthan. “The western disturbance has moved away from hills and hill states that have witnessed rainfall and snowfall. So winds from northwest with speed of upto 15 kmph are bringing pollution levels down. The situation will be better day-by-day,” Palawat said.

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10.00 am: Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Friday lifted the emergency measures that were taken in view of the poor air quality. “Emergency measures lifted but measures like prohibition on open burning of garbage, mechanical sweeping of roads, increased frequency of metro & ban on use of generator sets to continue & to be strictly enforced by all agencies,” the LG tweeted.

09.30 am: Earlier on Friday, Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said the ministry was “continuously” pursuing the issue of air pollution control in the national capital. He said the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had also called a meeting with the implementing agencies to review the actions being taken for better air quality in the Delhi-NCR.

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09.00 am: After overnight drizzle in Delhi, the Air Quality Index in Anand Vihar is at 260, Punjabi Bagh at 251, Siri Fort at 236, Shadipur at 214 and all of them fall in ‘Very Unhealthy category’, reports ANI.

8:40 am: As per a report in ANI, 49 trains are running behind schedule, 14 are rescheduled and one cancelled.

New Delhi railway station Delhi air pollution live updates: Visuals from New Delhi railway station (Source: ANI)

 

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