Contribution Of Stubble Burning To Delhi Pollution Is 10%, Supreme Court Told
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Delhi Air Pollution LIVE Updates: A lockdown will have only a limited impact, the Arvind Kejriwal government has said in its affidavit
The Delhi government has told the Supreme Court that it is ready to take steps like complete lockdown to fight air pollution, but adds that it will have only a limited impact.
A visible improvement in Delhi's air quality was recorded on Sunday although it was in the ''very poor'' category while the city's Environment Minister Gopal Rai said his government will submit a lockdown proposal to the Supreme Court on Monday to reduce pollution further.
The national capital recorded a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 330 on Sunday as against 437 the previous day as emissions from farm fires in Haryana and Punjab dropped significantly. The AQI was and 471 on Friday, the worst this season so far.
