The meeting will take place at the Delhi Secretariat at 12:30 pm, officials said
Rai said he held a meeting with scientists from IIT Kanpur who told him that cloud seeding could only be attempted if there were clouds or moisture in the atmosphere
AAP minister Gopal Rai had recently alleged that Kumar stalled a source apportionment study by IIT-Kanpur that was approved by the Delhi Cabinet and wrote to Kejriwal demanding his suspension
Rai said he held a meeting with senior officers of the transport and environment departments and the traffic police to discuss the modalities of the odd-even scheme
According to the data by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the national capital's AQI was 421 on Monday evening
Delhi air pollution: In view of the rising pollution, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has today called a meeting of all concerned departments to strictly implement stage four of the Grap measures
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The minister said that as per the Centre's data, cases of stubble burning in Punjab have been reduced
Gurugram also joined the list of cities as the AQI dipped to the 'severe' category at 404
In a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, Rai expressed concerns about the expected deterioration in air quality in the coming days due to Diwali and stubble burning
Rai pointed out that the air pollution issue is not confined to Delhi alone, and the situation is the same across north India
The Environment Minister said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi is working on a war footing to curb the pollution level
"We need to work unitedly in order to curb the situation. Everyone needs to be aware of it", he said
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported air quality until 4 PM on November 1. The air quality index for Delhi stood at 364 which falls under the "Very Poor" category
He conducted a surprise inspection of Kashmere Gate ISBT for diesel buses coming from NCR states as per the Delhi Government's efforts to tackle vehicular pollution
Only around 2,500 stubble burning incidents have been recorded so far, compared to 5,000 such cases during the same period last year
CPCB's daily bulletin showed that Meghalaya's Byrnihat was the most polluted city in India, with an AQI of 302, followed by Hanumangarh (297) and Greater Noida (278)
Rai added that he has requested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to suspend DPCC chairman Kumar for his "insensitive and irresponsible behaviour"
Rai said a recent data analysis shows a decrease in PM10 pollution and a rise in PM2.5 concentration due to biomass burning and vehicular emissions
Delhi air quality: Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said that the second phase of Grap has been implemented in Delhi to reduce the effect of increased pollution