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NASA image shows large scale stubble burning, air quality falls to 'very poor': Delhi govt

  •   Wed, Oct 16 2019 09:44:52 AM

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS): The Delhi government has shared an image from NASA showing large scale stubble burning in adjoining states.

Sharing the images on Tuesday, the Delhi government said: "The latest image from NASA shows large scale crop residue burning in states surrounding Delhi."

The image showed stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, along with other areas while Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (299) also bordered "very poor" levels. On Tuesday, it stood at 270 at 4 pm.

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government has been blaming the severe air pollution in Delhi on these stubble burning activity.

From the past one week, the air quality of the national capital has seen constantly decreasing.

Delhi Environment Minister Kailash Gehlot, on Tuesday, wrote to Union Minister for Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan requesting access to SAFAR's data so that the administration could take immediate corrective measures to curb pollution.
  

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Wed, Oct 16 2019

    Man made calamities/negligence destroying our planet the 'Earth' !
    Stubble burning should be stopped and those who neglect the warnings should be punished.

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