The Yamuna River is inundated with poisonous foam forward Chhath Puja, set to be celebrated from November 6 to eight, elevating considerations about escalating air pollution ranges in Delhi-NCR. The froth, indicative of extreme air pollution, has led authorities to deploy chemical defoamers to mitigate the difficulty.
On Sunday, information company ANI launched footage exhibiting the poisonous foam floating on the Yamuna at Kalindi Kunj, the place air pollution ranges remained alarmingly excessive.
BJP chief Shehzad Poonawalla has slammed Delhi authorities, holding Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) accountable for the air pollution within the Yamuna River. “The day after Diwali, whereas we’re right here at Yamuna ghat, we will see a thick layer of froth on the river. This foam is a direct results of the corruption perpetrated by Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Social gathering. Now, forward of Chhath Puja, they’re merely sprinkling chemical defoamers,” Poonawalla mentioned.
He added, “Arvind Kejriwal is answerable for turning Delhi right into a fuel chamber; we now must put on masks. They blame Uttar Pradesh however ignore the stubble burning points in Punjab. They’ve failed to deal with the basis causes of air pollution in Delhi.”
Sprinkling of anti-foam agent begins
In response to viral photos exhibiting a thick layer of froth on the Yamuna River, groups from the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) started spraying anti-foaming options across the Okhla barrage on Tuesday, in line with officers from the water utility.
DJB officers acknowledged that roughly 12-15 tons of a diluted anti-foaming agent will probably be utilized on this effort, which can proceed till Chhath, celebrated from November 6 to eight. The looks of white foam on the Yamuna is a recurring problem every winter, signifying excessive ranges of untreated sewage and industrial pollution within the river’s waters.
A senior official talked about that in a coordination assembly final month, it was determined that eight departments would work collectively to minimise the poisonous froth.
In the meantime, a thick layer of smog enveloped components of Delhi on Sunday, with the air high quality remaining ‘very poor’. Based on knowledge from the Central Air pollution Management Board (CPCB), the Air High quality Index (AQI) for the nationwide capital was measured at 369 at 9 am, a pointy improve from the 290 recorded on Saturday.
A number of monitoring stations reported ‘extreme’ air high quality, with readings surpassing 400.
Knowledge from the CPCB’s Sameer app, which offers hourly updates on AQI ranges, indicated that out of 38 monitoring stations, eight—Anand Vihar, Wazirpur, Rohini, Punjabi Bagh, Nehru Marg, Mundka, Jahangirpuri, and Ashok Vihar—recorded AQI ranges above 400.
(With inputs from ANI)
