Delhi records 3rd worst Diwali pollution since '21, data gaps cloud full picture
- On Monday, Delhi Aam Aadmi Party president Saurabh Bhardwaj accused the BJP-led government of manipulating AQI data, claiming official figures understated severe post-Diwali pollution levels across the capital.
- Thick smog engulfed Delhi following Diwali celebrations, with air quality deteriorating to severe levels as PM2.5 concentrations soared to 66 times the World Health Organization recommended 24-hour guideline.
- Bhardwaj alleged authorities shut down monitoring stations and installed 20 new sensors in remote, green areas of Delhi. He claimed water was sprinkled over stations in polluted zones to 'bring down the readings.'
- Describing the pollution spike as a 'well-thought-out conspiracy,' BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal alleged the AAP government in Punjab intensified stubble burning to keep Delhi's air quality poor and target the BJP administration.
- Bhardwaj warned that understating pollution levels prevents citizens from recognizing health risks and taking precautions, with exposure to such hazardous air potentially triggering heart attacks and respiratory failure in vulnerable populations.
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Diwali pollution clouds Delhi as 45 monitors miss readings
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Delhi pollution row after Diwali, AAP alleges AQI fraud as BJP claims Punjab farm-fire conspiracy
The political face-off comes amid deteriorating air quality in the national capital, which recorded an AQI of 371 at 10 am in the 'very poor' category. AAP accused the government of manipulating AQI data, asking for the true numbers for pollution.
Delhi AQI Crossed 3,000, AAP Claims Data Fraud; BJP Blames Punjab Stubble Burning
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