GRAP measures in place, but waste burning rampant in Gurugram

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GURUGRAM: The city’s air worsened on Friday, with the air quality index (AQI) being recorded in the ‘poor’ category with a reading of 262. A week ago, it was in the ‘moderate’ category.
According to IMD, the wind direction will remain northwesterly till November 1. As a result, there is a possibility that the AQI will reach the ‘very poor’ category soon. The minimum temperature is likely to drop to 14 to 15 degrees Celsius with increased moisture, which is unfavourable for dispersion of pollutants. This is expected to further contribute to the deterioration of air quality.
Though the graded response action plan (GRAP) has been implemented in Gurugram, garbage burning incidents are still being reported in the city. Residents of several areas have pointed out that they have observed rampant burning in the open, which has led to the rise in pollutant levels.
“There was a fire in Sector 84 on Wednesday and waste was again burnt at the same spot on Friday. There are heaps of waste here, but the civic authorities aren’t taking any action. Waste needs to be managed scientifically to address this situation,” said Ruchika Sethi, founder of Citizens for Clean Air, a residents’ group.
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) said they have received complaints of open waste burning, which have been forwarded to sanitary inspectors of MCG to carry out checks and to penalise people burning waste. “We are closely monitoring garbage burning hotspots. We are taking help from MCG in dealing with this problem,” a senior HSPCB official said.
Meanwhile, Delhi’s air quality marginally deteriorated on Friday but it is likely to worsen on Saturday. The fire counts in the neighbouring states rose from 502 on Thursday to 1,112 on Friday, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the forecasting body under the union ministry of earth sciences. The share of stubble burning to Delhi’s PM2.5 rose to 20%, the highest so far this season.
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 283 on Friday, as against 268 on Thursday. Rising farm fires, low temperature and calm wind during night are mainly affecting the air quality. The minimum temperature dipped to 14 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, on Friday. It is the lowest minimum temperature recorded this season. “Calm wind causes accumulation of pollutants and low temperature affects the dispersion of pollutants. North-westerly winds are favourable for transport of pollutants released from stubble burning to Delhi,” said a Met official.
According to SAFAR, the highest farm fires (1,572) were recorded this season on October 15. The number of farm fires again crossed 1,500 on October 22 but it remained below 1,000 since October 23. The highest overall AQI this season was recorded at 298 on October 17.
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