The local government’s environment minister announced on Monday( Nov. 6 ) that New Delhi will limit vehicle use for a week between Nov. 13 and 20 to reduce air pollution because air quality remained in the” severe” category despite mitigation efforts.
Vehicles with unusual registration numbers will be permitted on the road on alternative days, just as vehicles with yet number plates are permitted to travel on odd days.
Every year before the onset of summers in November, when quiet winds and low temperature trap pollutants emitted from numerous sources, New Delhi is frequently ranked among the world’s most polluted cities.
The city authorities had to extend the closure of major schools until November 10 due to the city’s” severe” air quality on Monday, which was the third day in a row.
Gopal Rai, Delhi’s environment minister, said, referring to the Hindu festival on November 12 — during which prohibited firecrackers are frequently set on fire, worsening air pollution — that” there is a possibility that air pollution will increase after the Diwali.”
However, a cricket World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh was scheduled to take place in the area on Monday. The match’s organizers installed air conditioners in players’ changing rooms and used water sprinklers to clean the air.