On Friday, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the situation of air pollution in Delhi is constantly deteriorating, but the agencies responsible for controlling the situation aren't serious & so a penalty of Rs 1 crore has been imposed on North MCD for its negligence regarding the burning of garbage in Kirari area.

The Minister said that "The Delhi government is taking strict action regarding the quality of air pollution in Delhi. The MCD has set a full fire here & no one has come since the morning. This is a serious situation & a penalty of Rs 1 crore is going to be imposed on North MCD".

"Today, we came here for a surprise inspection in Kiradi, next to Pratap Vihar. We are seeing how the rules of the environment are being flouted. Garbage is spread over a large area. There is a fire. Smoke is arising due to which the whole environment is being contaminated. This litter is being burnt since morning," he added.

The Minister said, "The rules of environmental protection are being flouted & such negligence will not be tolerated. We will impose a heavy penalty on the MCD to check such negligence."

"We will continue surprise inspections in the same way. The Delhi Govt will continue to work for the benefit of the people," Rai added.

Regarding the exemption given for electric vehicles, the Delhi environment minister said that they are working in totality. There will be a reduction in vehicle pollution due to the arrival of electric vehicles, he added.

On Thursday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that if people take electric vehicles, they will be able to reduce vehicle pollution by 15 to 20%.

The Govt is running an anti-dust campaign. That is why dust pollution has been prevented. The Govt has made a sprinkler system for straw that is inside Delhi. The Govt is increasing the green belt through plantation, Rai said.

The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 251 at 10 am.

The 24-hour average AQI was 315 on Thursday, the worst since February 12 (AQI 320).

An AQI between 0 & 50 is considered 'good', 51 & 100 'satisfactory', 101 & 200 'moderate', 201 & 300 'poor', 301 & 400 'very poor', & 401 & 500 'severe'.

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