A Congress delegation led by Delhi unit president Devender Yadav on Wednesday visited Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital and alleged that the number of patients reporting pollution-related health problems had increased in recent days.
We have visited LNJP Hospital and met some patients here. He alleged that the government had made no efforts to bring pollution levels under control, forcing residents to live in extremely difficult conditions. Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to the ‘very poor’ category on Wednesday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) settling at 303, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). An AQI between 0 and 50 is classified as ‘good’, 51 and 100 as ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 as ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 as ‘poor’, 301 and 400 as ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 as ‘severe’, according to the CPCB.
“The situation in Delhi is worsening due to pollution, and it seems that the government has left people at the mercy of God.
Yadav said the situation in the national capital had been worsening since Diwali, accusing the BJP government of failing to take adequate measures to control pollution. The situation has been extremely bad since Diwali, and even before that, there were no restrictions on pollution, which has continued to increase,” he said. Yadav said the delegation met several patients suffering from throat-related problems, adding that some were residents of Delhi while others had come from outside the national capital.
