‘Like entering the gas chamber’: Priyanka Gandhi compares air quality in Delhi with Wayanad | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday called Delhi a “gas chamberas pollution levels continue to rise in the national capital.
“Coming back to Delhi from Wayanad, where the sky is beautiful and the AQI is 35, was like entering a gas chamber. The blanket of smog is even more shocking when you see it from the air,” Priyanka Gandhi said in a post on X.

Highlighting the serious health risks to children and elderly citizens, the Congress general secretary added: “Delhi’s pollution is getting worse every year. We really need to put our heads together and find a solution for cleaner air. party or beyond that, it is practically impossible.” impossible to breathe, especially for children, the elderly and people with breathing problems. We just have to do something about it.”
On Thursday, Delhi was covered in a thick layer of smog for the second day in a row. The Central Pollution Control Board recorded Delhi’s air quality index at 428 at 9 am and categorized it as ‘severe’.
Meanwhile, air quality in Delhi was recorded as the worst in the country on Wednesday.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, 401 and 450 “severe” and above 450 “serious plus”.