Delhi’s AQI improves, PM level down by 30%: Kejriwal
New Delhi (IANS) | Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed that his government has been successful in bringing down the city’s PM level by nearly 30 per cent, thereby improving the air quality from ‘poor’ to ‘good’. The Chief Minister was speaking on the occasion of World Environment Day. In the last seven years, there has been a significant reduction in pollution levels and poor air quality, benefiting the residents.
Kejriwal said, there are two types of pollution, PM 2.5 and PM 10, both of which contribute to poor air quality. We have seen a 30 percent reduction in both these pollutants in the last seven years. In 2016, Delhi was engulfed in smog for 26 days and it was almost impossible to breathe. In 2022, there were only six days with poor air quality. I am confident that in future, Delhi will not experience any day with poor air quality. ,
He said that in 2016, there were 109 days with good air quality, which he called good days. However, in 2022, there were 163 such days when the air quality was good.
In 2016, we had 100 days with a ‘good’ air quality index, while in 2022, we will have 163 ‘good’ days, he said. We are making continuous efforts to improve the air quality.
Kejriwal said that dust is also a big contributor to air pollution. He announced plans to introduce mechanical sweeper system for vacuum cleaning of Delhi roads. Additionally, all the roads in Delhi will be cleaned with water every week, making them comparable to the roads in European countries.
The Chief Minister spoke about a mobile application called ‘GreenApp’, through which anyone can register complaints related to pollution. He told that the Delhi government has received 58,000 complaints through this app, out of which about 90 per cent have been resolved.
He further said that the government in Delhi is committed to build 380 lakes with the aim of making it a city of lakes. At present, the work of 26 lakes has been completed.
He said, I visited Dwarka lake. The ground water level has risen by about five metres. Now we can use ground water for drinking purposes.
–IANS
