close

Delhi govt to hand out Rs 5,000 to workers affected by ban on construction

Meanwhile, the air quality in Delhi plunged to the "very poor" category on Thursday, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR)

Construction

Representative image

General News
Delhi government will deposit Rs 5,000 each in bank accounts of construction workers who were affected by the ban on construction activities in the city due to air pollution, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday.
"I have given an order today to deposit Rs 5,000 each in bank accounts of construction workers in view of a ban on construction activities due to air pollution. We will also provide compensation to workers for their loss according to their minimum wages," Kejriwal told mediapersons here.
Meanwhile, the air quality in Delhi plunged to the "very poor" category on Thursday, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) has dipped again from 280 on Sunday to 330 today. As per the SAFAR, the PM 10 levels was recorded at 327 in the 'poor' category and PM 2.5 levels remained at 171 in the 'very poor' category.
To tackle increasing air pollution levels in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 13 had announced a 'pollution lockdown' under which the schools were closed for physical classes. Classes, however, continued through online mediums.

Also Read

UK lawmakers seek to reverse government's contentious foreign aid cut

UK's Prime Minister Johnson slammed for taking plane, not train

Macron offers UK's Johnson 'Le reset' if he keeps his Brexit word

'UK considers up to 4-week delay to end lockdown due to Delta variant'

UK inflation up more than expected amid Covid pandemic fluctuations

Delhi government forms Yamuna Cell for cleaning of Yamuna river

Delhi HC dismisses plea to stop publication, sale of Salman Khurshid's book

Delhi's air quality 'very poor' as mercury, windspeed decline

HC quashes order converting Jayalalithaa's Chennai residence as memorial

T-Mobile to pay $20 million after outage led to failed 911 calls

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Nov 25 2021 | 6:38 PM IST

Explore News