Supreme Court mandated panel on Friday declared a public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR region and banned construction activity till November 5. Schools have been shut in Delhi, till November 5.
As the pollution levels in the region entered the “severe plus” category”, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority also banned the bursting of crackers during the winter season.
In a letter to chief secretaries of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, EPCA Chairman Bhure Lal said, “The air quality in Delhi and NCR deteriorated further last night and is now at the severe plus level. We have to take this as a public heath emergency as it will have adverse health impacts on all, particularly our children.”
Under these circumstances, he said, construction activities, hot mix plants and stone crushers in Delhi, Faridabad, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida will remain closed till morning of November 5.
The blanket of haze over Delhi thickened on Friday morning with the national capital’s pollution levels increasing overnight.
Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal has announced that all schools in the Capital will remain closed till Tuesday.
Health Emergency Declared In Delhi
