#DelhiAirEmergency Trends as Air Quality Worsens in Delhi-NCR

Pollution levels in the National Capital Region (NCR) reached further hazardous levels on Sunday, 3 November.

Delhi and neighbouring regions received mild showers on Sunday morning. Though the rains were presumed to provide ‘relief’, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi NCR remained worrisome.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 878 at 10:00 pm in Anand Vihar, 999 at Mother Dairy Plant in Parparganj, 824 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Many took to Twitter to post visuals of low visibility in many areas and expressed concern about the quality of air.

Eyes on fire

Nose explodes with bad smell

Head hurts

Delhi-NCR chokes on toxic air

Worst - No hope of immediate improvement

Top leaders yet to acknowledge crisis

Over 40 million at risk - whole of Canada

Before & After pix (Ghaziabad)#DelhiAirEmergency #DelhiPollution pic.twitter.com/LS51IdWao2

— Alok K N Mishra TOI (@AlokKNMishraTOI) November 3, 2019

Even after dampening rain, Delhi’s air pollution is so thick you can’t see the city. Air quality index (AQI) is at a putrid 723+. The international threshold for health-threatening pollution is 30. pic.twitter.com/a5QpNfXQPw

— Siobhan Heanue (@siobhanheanue) November 3, 2019

People of Delhi NCR cannot be expected to continue to work and send their children to school in these conditions. Where is the emergency response from all the government’s and agencies that are based out of the capital? #DelhiAirEmergency

— Faye DSouza (@fayedsouza) November 3, 2019

#DelhiAirEmergency was a top trending hashtag on Twitter India on Sunday, 3 November.

Pollution in Mayur Vihar phase 3 Delhi's pic.twitter.com/RTcRUcvTEW

— Ravi Dutt (@DuttLam) November 3, 2019

View from Safdarjung Hospital, #Delhi
Pic by @grinstinctual #DelhiAirEmergency #DelhiPollution #DelhiAirQuality pic.twitter.com/u66tTdtq29

— Nivedita Khandekar (@nivedita_Him) November 3, 2019

Delhi Right Now 😐 #DelhiPollution #ViratKohli #IndvsBan pic.twitter.com/zAXOr6MJIB

— Niraj Singh (@Nirajvk18) November 3, 2019

The situation is worse than said. #DelhiPollution #DelhiAirEmergency #DelhiSmog #DelhiAirEmergency #DelhiChokes pic.twitter.com/jwmPVGvEMh

— Aishwarya AVSK (@AishwaryaAvsk) November 3, 2019

Delhi #DelhiPollution #DelhiPollution pic.twitter.com/zSMmZ4RMdE

— Dipesh Memani (@dipesh_memani) November 3, 2019

Birds and children in Delhi wondering what is their fault, why they have to suffer. Crop burning should be stopped and either penalty or incentive or both whatever works should be done #pollution pic.twitter.com/Mr1mUkHeEL

— Sumer Sethi (@sumersethi) November 3, 2019

Woke up to this view 😥 #DelhiPollution #DelhiAirEmergency pic.twitter.com/4YU2WU7V9F

— Nitish 🏴🏳♉ (@NitishChoubey5) November 3, 2019

While ministers living in Delhi, seemed to be in a different universe

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— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) November 3, 2019

Away from the hustle, bustle of Delhi in God’s Own Country where I have lived, worked and served the people of the State. This is where I will settle down in life. #Kerala #pollutionkills pic.twitter.com/TuJDptEDJo

— Amitabh Kant (@amitabhk87) November 3, 2019

#WATCH Uttar Pradesh minister Sunil Bharala: Farmers have always practiced stubble burning, it's a natural system. Repeated criticism of it is unfortunate. Govts should hold 'Yagya' to please Lord Indra (God of rain), as done traditionally. He (Lord Indra) will set things right. pic.twitter.com/EcImGAbVrl

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 3, 2019