But now, as Delhi is again suffering from depleting air quality, there are some facts that needs to be put forward.
These figures from ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) show that the Punjab government has to do much more to contain residue burning.
By November 12, we were seeing the headlines that cautioned that already severe pollution is likely to enter the emergency level.
Between October 1, 2019 to November 13, 2019, total 54,776 burning events were detected in the three states.
In the below graphs taken from the ICAR bulletin, we have especially highlighted the residue counting after November 10 which apparently caused the present predicament of Delhi.
Thus, it is evident that Punjab government has majorly failed to contain residue burning.
The poor quality air severely affects the lungs of 2.2 million or 50 percent of all children In Delhi.
It also prevents the oxidative damage that is caused by the dust particles.
Its deficiency leads to a reduced level of antioxidants in the body, so to overcome the effect of dangerously affected environment one is advised to consume lots and lots of Vitamin C. Vitamin C rich foods are citrus fruits, guavas, kale, broccoli, bell peppers, amla, tomato, etc.
If the body cannot process and remove toxins efficiently then it results in oxidative stress.
Oxidative stress has been linked to heart disease, cancer, arthritis, stroke, respiratory diseases, immune deficiency, emphysema, Parkinson’s disease, and other inflammatory or ischemic conditions.
Other foods with a higher amount of omega-3 fatty acids are walnuts, eggs, fish and soybeans, microalgae, vegetable oils (Olive oil, rice bran oil), etc.
With the air pollution in Delhi starting to deteriorate again, blame game over the source of the pollution has already started with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal refuting a report of both the EPCA – Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority – and Government of India’s SAFAR which states that local sources and not stubble burning contribute towards pollution in Delhi.
Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority, a Supreme Court mandated body which is tasked with taking measures to tackle air pollution in the National Capital Region, in a report, said that while external biomass burning commonly called as stubble burning cannot be ignored, it contributes only 10% to Delhi’s pollution whereas 90% of the Delhi’s pollution is caused due to internal sources of pollution.
The report makes it quite clear that it is the local sources of pollution that need to be tackled on a priority basis.
SAFAR which is the Ministry of Earth Science’s air quality and weather forecast service, has said that the share of biomass burning in PM 2.5 concentration in Delhi has remained less than 10 percent so far.
Media reports have quoted the SAFAR saying,
“Although stubble burning incidents in Haryana, Punjab and nearby border regions are moderate, there’s going to be a significant change in circulation pattern and the direction at transport height is going to be southeasterly, which means the impact of biomass burning is going to be negligible.”
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