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As Air Quality Worsens, Delhi Starts Spraying Water At Pollution Hotspots
To curb the rising pollution in the national capital, the Delhi Fire Services has joined hands with the Delhi government to spray water at several hotspots, officials said on Sunday.
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Will Ban Construction Work In Areas With Severe Air Quality For 5 Days In Row: Delhi Environment Minister
Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced a construction ban in areas with an AQI above 400 for five consecutive days due to worsening air quality.
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Water Sprinkling On Roads, Smog Guns Measures To Fight Delhi Air Pollution
As air quality in the national capital continues to hover in the 'very poor' category, desperate measures have been put in by the administration to improve the situation.
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Use Water Sprinklers, Anti-Smog Guns 24X7: Air Quality Commission To Delhi
The Commission for Air Quality Management on Tuesday directed the Delhi government to intensify preventive measures and consider deploying water sprinklers and anti-smog guns round-the-clock to check spiralling air pollution levels in the city.
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Why Quality Test Only In Delhi: Water Body's Swipe At Centre
Two days after the Delhi BJP chief urged the Centre to test the national capital's water quality, DJB vice-chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday said the exercise should cover Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh as well.
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Delhi To Publish First 'State Of Environment' Report Next Year
Delhi will publish its first 'State of Environment Report' next year that will have data on all key areas, including sewage, water quality, waste collection and segregation etc., put together succinctly.
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Delhi Government Deploys Boats To Remove Froth From Yamuna: Report
Amid criticism over the formation of foam in the Yamuna -- a sign of its hazardous water quality -- the Delhi government on Tuesday deployed 15 boats to remove the froth with the help of ropes.
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Mud, Debris From Uttarakhand May Hit Supply, Says Delhi Water Board
Parts of Delhi may witness water shortage as water treatment plants in the national capital are working at reduced capacity in the aftermath of the glacier burst and flash flood inUttarakhand, the Delhi Jal Board said today.
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Yamuna Water Quality Dips; Zero Oxygen Level At 7 Out Of 9 Ghats
The level of dissolved oxygen (DO) -- the amount of oxygen available to living aquatic organisms - is "nil" at seven of the nine ghats along the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi, according to the latest tests conducted by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).
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Yamuna River's Water "Looking Cleaner" Amid Lockdown: Delhi Jal Board
The closure of industrial units in Delhi-NCR during the lockdown led to an improvement in water quality of the Yamuna river toxic wastes and effluents are not being discharged into it, said vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board Raghav Chadha.
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Water Sample From Ram Vilas Paswan's Residence Fails Quality Test
Water sample collected from the official residence of Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has failed Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) quality norms, the Supreme Court was informed on Friday.
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Why #ScientistSisodia Is Trending And The Memes It Has Inspired
Manish Sisodia is trending on Twitter today for his comment last year, where the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister cited "physics" to defend the poor quality of water supply in the national capital.
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Manoj Tiwari Counters Arvind Kejriwal With Test Of Delhi Water Quality
Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday said his party has got a "reality test" to establish the veracity of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim that there is no problem related to water quality in the city.
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"Better To Get Explosives, Kill Everyone": Supreme Court On Delhi Pollution
The Supreme Court on Mondaytook a bleak view of the steps being taken to alleviate air and water quality levels in the national capital, and slammed the centre and state governments concerned for playing a blame game at a time when living conditions in Delhi have become "worse than hell".
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5 Lakh Litres Of Water Sprinkled In 2 Days To Curb Pollution In Delhi
More than five lakh litres of water was sprinkled at 13 pollution hotspots in Delhi over the past two days to hold down dust, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said on Sunday.
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As Air Quality Worsens, Delhi Starts Spraying Water At Pollution Hotspots
To curb the rising pollution in the national capital, the Delhi Fire Services has joined hands with the Delhi government to spray water at several hotspots, officials said on Sunday.
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Will Ban Construction Work In Areas With Severe Air Quality For 5 Days In Row: Delhi Environment Minister
Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced a construction ban in areas with an AQI above 400 for five consecutive days due to worsening air quality.
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Water Sprinkling On Roads, Smog Guns Measures To Fight Delhi Air Pollution
As air quality in the national capital continues to hover in the 'very poor' category, desperate measures have been put in by the administration to improve the situation.
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Use Water Sprinklers, Anti-Smog Guns 24X7: Air Quality Commission To Delhi
The Commission for Air Quality Management on Tuesday directed the Delhi government to intensify preventive measures and consider deploying water sprinklers and anti-smog guns round-the-clock to check spiralling air pollution levels in the city.
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Why Quality Test Only In Delhi: Water Body's Swipe At Centre
Two days after the Delhi BJP chief urged the Centre to test the national capital's water quality, DJB vice-chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday said the exercise should cover Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh as well.
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Delhi To Publish First 'State Of Environment' Report Next Year
Delhi will publish its first 'State of Environment Report' next year that will have data on all key areas, including sewage, water quality, waste collection and segregation etc., put together succinctly.
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Delhi Government Deploys Boats To Remove Froth From Yamuna: Report
Amid criticism over the formation of foam in the Yamuna -- a sign of its hazardous water quality -- the Delhi government on Tuesday deployed 15 boats to remove the froth with the help of ropes.
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Mud, Debris From Uttarakhand May Hit Supply, Says Delhi Water Board
Parts of Delhi may witness water shortage as water treatment plants in the national capital are working at reduced capacity in the aftermath of the glacier burst and flash flood inUttarakhand, the Delhi Jal Board said today.
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Yamuna Water Quality Dips; Zero Oxygen Level At 7 Out Of 9 Ghats
The level of dissolved oxygen (DO) -- the amount of oxygen available to living aquatic organisms - is "nil" at seven of the nine ghats along the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi, according to the latest tests conducted by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).
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Yamuna River's Water "Looking Cleaner" Amid Lockdown: Delhi Jal Board
The closure of industrial units in Delhi-NCR during the lockdown led to an improvement in water quality of the Yamuna river toxic wastes and effluents are not being discharged into it, said vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board Raghav Chadha.
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Water Sample From Ram Vilas Paswan's Residence Fails Quality Test
Water sample collected from the official residence of Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has failed Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) quality norms, the Supreme Court was informed on Friday.
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Why #ScientistSisodia Is Trending And The Memes It Has Inspired
Manish Sisodia is trending on Twitter today for his comment last year, where the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister cited "physics" to defend the poor quality of water supply in the national capital.
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Manoj Tiwari Counters Arvind Kejriwal With Test Of Delhi Water Quality
Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday said his party has got a "reality test" to establish the veracity of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim that there is no problem related to water quality in the city.
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"Better To Get Explosives, Kill Everyone": Supreme Court On Delhi Pollution
The Supreme Court on Mondaytook a bleak view of the steps being taken to alleviate air and water quality levels in the national capital, and slammed the centre and state governments concerned for playing a blame game at a time when living conditions in Delhi have become "worse than hell".
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5 Lakh Litres Of Water Sprinkled In 2 Days To Curb Pollution In Delhi
More than five lakh litres of water was sprinkled at 13 pollution hotspots in Delhi over the past two days to hold down dust, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said on Sunday.
