The Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi is intensifying its efforts to tackle air pollution as winter approaches. The state government has begun comprehensive preparations to address the air quality challenges that worsen during the colder months.

Scientists and artists experiment with 'light painting’ to illuminate photo evidence of air pollution in India, Ethiopia and Wales

Sunita Narain, Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment, said public transport facilities had to be improved and natural gas brought under GST regime.

The air quality in Delhi plummeted to the 'Poor' category, prompting swift action from the GRAP sub-committee to address the issue of rising pollution levels. With an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 243, the situation demands urgent attention.

These fires, fuelled by methane gas generated from decomposing waste at the site, as well as hot and dry conditions, spew out toxins that keep pollution levels at an all-time high in the Anand Vihar-Ghaziabad areas close by, resulting in health complications on which no data has been collected or researched so far.