This further underlines that meteorological conditions will continue to play an outsized role in tipping the air quality in Delhi over to the catastrophic.
A week back, stubble burning or farm fires from Punjab may have been a prominent source, but behind the latest spikes lie household sources and road dust. However, despite such understanding and the creation of empowered bodies such as the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), which is expected to coordinate a response involving not just Delhi but also adjoining States, there is no attempt by the Union and Delhi governments to ease public distress.
Shockingly, both central environment Ministers are away, coordinating election work in Maharashtra and addressing the 29th CoP in Baku, respectively.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 22, 2024 من The Statesman.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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