Public Health Emergency Issues In Delhi – Free PDF Download

THE DELHI POLLUTION CRISIS

WHAT JUST HAPPENED

•  The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority declared a public health emergency in the Capital as pollution levels entered the ‘severe plus’ category

POLLUTION LEVELS AND INDICATORS

• An AQI between 0-50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201- 300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’ and 401-500 ‘severe’.
• Above 500 falls in the ‘severe-plus emergency’ category.

NOTES

• The AQI takes into account five chief pollutants – particulate matter with a diameter less than 10 micrometres (PM10), PM2.5, ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and carbon monoxide (CO).
• The higher the AQI value, the greater the level of air pollution and health concerns.

NATIONAL AIR QUALITY INDEX

• The National Air Quality Index (AQI) was launched in New Delhi on September 17, 2014, under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
•  There are six AQI categories, namely Good, Satisfactory, Moderately polluted, Poor, Very Poor, and Severe.

EMERGENCY

• Measures announced under GRAP(Graded Response Action Plan)- Severe+ or Emergency- (PM 2.5 over 300 µg/cubic metre or PM10 over 500 µg/cu. m. for 48+ hours):

1. Stop entry of trucks into Delhi (except essential commodities).
2. Stop construction work.
3. Introduce odd/even scheme for private vehicles and minimise exemptions.
4. Task Force to decide any additional steps including shutting of schools.

• DELHI CM’S LETTER Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s letter to Union Environment Minister Mr. Prakash Javdekar seeking urgent and immediate measures to end stubble burning.

ISSUES

• No Combine harvester or combiner is being allowed to operate, this season, without the Super Straw Management System (SMS) installed on it.

DELHI DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER MANISH SISODIA

• 63,000 machines provided by the Centre to curb stubble burning cannot help 26 lakh farmers.

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