Due to an increase in wind speed and the likelihood of rain, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai expressed optimism on Sunday that the air quality would continue to improve over the next two days. Minister for the Environment in Delhi, Gopal Rai, stated: “Pollution has increased over the past two to three days, but we have left the “severe category” as of today.” It is expected that the wind speed will increase starting today, and rain is also likely. The air quality improvement that has been observed since today will continue to rise and will be further enhanced over the next two days.
Environment Minister Rai further said on Saturday there have been only 29 incidents of stubble burning.
“Supreme Court had given directions regarding actions to be taken on the ground level for a reduction in Delhi air pollution. The government is working on it with full force. I would also like to tell the people of Delhi that the pollution in north India as of today includes very few incidents of stubble burning…Now, pollution is rising in the north NCR area due to local pollution sources. I would like to urge that the manner in which GRAP III has been strictly implemented in Delhi, there should be regular monitoring in NCR too,” Gopal Rai added.
Rai went on to say that burning biomass was another source of pollution in the area. Since local sources are to blame for the current pollution, the contribution of burning biomass is evident. It is traveling to Delhi from the NCR. I believe that we need to work together, and the weather variations are also offering opportunities to improve the quality of the air,” he continued.