People faced problems due to smog in Kanpur
Kanpur (ANI): Due to smog in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, people are suffering from cough as well as other respiratory problems. Images from several locations in Kanpur show a thick layer of smog around parts of the city, with the overall air quality index (AQI) at 166, which falls in the ‘moderate’ category.
Speaking to ANI, local resident Vijay said, “We are suffering from cough. “We are having trouble breathing because of pollution.”
Another local Anil Vajpayee said that the government should take action in this regard. Vajpayee said, “Now winter is near, pollution is also increasing. “We suffer from eye irritation while driving.”
Meanwhile, according to SAFAR India, the national capital is also battling pollution as the AQI has fallen into the ‘very poor’ category.
According to SAFAR-India, the air quality in Delhi slipped from poor to “very poor” category, with the air quality index reaching 302 on Sunday afternoon.
Air Quality Index is a tool to effectively convey the status of air quality in easy to understand terms for people. AQI has six categories: good + satisfactory, moderately polluted, poor, very poor and severe.
Each of these categories is decided based on ambient concentration values of air pollutants and their potential health effects (known as health cut-off points).
According to the AQI scale, air quality control is “good” between 0 and 50, “satisfactory” between 51 and 100, “moderate” between 101 and 200, “poor” between 201 and 300, and “satisfactory” between 301 and 400. Very bad”. , ” and 401 and 450 “severe.”
Meanwhile, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said the next two weeks will be crucial for the city, which has implemented the second phase of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to address “very poor” air quality. .
Rai chaired a meeting at the Delhi Secretariat to assess the deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR and said special teams would be sent to identify and inspect local sources of pollution. “The next 10-15 days are important and we are trying to do better than last time,” Rai told ANI.
