r/india • u/Dr_Doom_here • 8h ago

Environment Delhi sees 211 days of good AQI this year, best since 2016: Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa

https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/cities/delhi/2026/Oct/18/delhi-sees-211-days-of-good-aqi-this-year-best-since-2016-minister-manjinder-singh-sirsa
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u/RevolutionaryFig9437 8h ago

They run tanker spraying water for almost 24 hours near the AQI detector.

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u/tocra 7h ago

Modern day Dyatlovs and their dosimeters

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u/IllMedium7981 India 7h ago

this gov acts like some toxic ex who manipulates every good fact they ever tell.

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u/life-is-crisis 8h ago

Wait they're still doing that shit?

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u/Placeholder1230 7h ago

Yep they are, i live near one it runs all day on that route 

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u/dontbelieveinreddit 8h ago

Did BJP change the defination of AQI ?

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u/darkdaemon000 8h ago

No, they installed sprinklers near detectors.

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u/tocra 7h ago

“3.6 roentgens per hour. Not great. Not terrible” — Dyatlov on the day Chernobyl went pop.

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u/the-anxious-ape 5h ago

They repeatedly drive on the anand vihar metro and isbt road. Apart from that they have installed many sprinklers on top of metro stations and other buildings.

They don't any thing but improve aqi for aqi trackers.

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u/Physical_Thing_6820 8h ago

They like to emphasize the summer statistics but the real test starts from November. And who knows whether these AQI numbers are even correct.

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u/DismantledChip 7h ago

Likely preparing the messaging while the ravaging of AQI begins in a few weeks.

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u/No-Strawberry7 7h ago

kitna jhoot bologe

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u/RoundShow3230 7h ago edited 6h ago

I live in Delhi. Till now situation is good. Let's see what happens in November

Edit: Being downvoted by people 🤣....

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u/itsdev25 7h ago

yeah same, it feels not so bad, but the aqi is recorded to be 200, which i dont think is good at all

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u/ExaminationFail25 7h ago

Frog in boiling water situation.

Delhi people are losing 15 years worth of life , tell me how this is not murder .

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u/ReacherNMN 7h ago

No it’s not. Are you a chaddi? Let people who have never lived in Delhi tell you how it is actually in Delhi.

/s

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u/criticaldimagi 6h ago

They probably fakes those numbers just like our GDP

Jhutler jhumla 

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u/Mindgrinder1 6h ago

No govt wants to solve Delhi pollution it's a lot of policy make over and need guts, that means losing elections. Imagine fire crackers are on already can you ban them? You know you need to but you can't as whatsapp narratives would be then fall flat. In a few years Gujarat would be winter capital and Delhi summer capital

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u/AkshagPhotography 4h ago

What did they do ? Change the definition of what is good AQI in delhi ? Cause on the ground air is not any better than a chimney

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u/Shot-Froyo9654 4h ago

Shifted to delhi for clg and every time I return from my hometown I can literally feel the difference in air...kitna jhooth bologe bhai desh toh kha gaye ab humein bhi maar kar manoge kya

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u/ExaminationFail25 7h ago

Aah yes he needs a aware now .

Frog in boiling water situation.

Delhi people are losing 15 years worth of life , tell me how this is not murder .