Delhi Pollution levels 'Severe' after Fire Cracker ban

New Delhi Oct 20: The Delhi Residents have celebrated a Diwali festival with the great fervor by bursting crackers despite the ban on the sale of crackers by the supreme Court.The Pollution level recorded was less but still, it is not safe.

The online indicators of the pollution monitoring stations in the city glowed red, indicating a 'very poor' air quality as the volume of ultrafine particulates PM 2.5 and PM 10, which enter the respiratory system and manage to reach the bloodstream.

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee's (DPCC) RK Puram monitoring station recorded PM2.5 and PM10 at 878 and 1,179 micrograms per cubic meter at around 11 pm.



However Many people felt that they had a clean and safe Diwali this year compared to past years and said that the noise pollution has decreased as many people were forced to celebrate Eco-friendly Diwali because of the ban imposed by the supreme court.

However, officials are yet to decide on the impact of the ban on the sale of firecrackers because many other factors such as the burning of straw, and other waste may also affect the pollution content.