(LiveMint)
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal hinted on Tuesday that the state government is willing to re-introduce the odd-even car rationing scheme if needed. Air pollution in Delhi has hit such a high level that the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority on Monday banned industrial activity in pollution hot spots and construction work across Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) until Wednesday.
Delhi has for the past few years been battling severe air pollution, especially in the winter. The Central Pollution Control Board data showed the overall air quality index (AQI) on Tuesday at 416, while the centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research recorded an AQI of 423 for the day. An AQI above 400 falls in the “severe” category.
