New Delhi: With the air quality in Delhi and surrounding areas hovering in the "severe" and "very poor" categories, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the pollution situation in northern India.
"PM Narendra Modi chaired a meeting in which the situation arising due to pollution in various parts of northern India was discussed," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted.
The prime minister also reviewed the situation arising due to cyclone conditions in parts of western India.
The meet on pollution comes after back-to-back review meetings held by P K Mishra, the principal secretary to the prime minister, with top officials of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana on Sunday and Monday.
Pollution levels in the national capital marginally improved on Tuesday due to an increase in wind speed even as air quality remained in the 'very poor' category in the morning.
According to the Meteorological (MeT) department, there is a possibility of strong winds in the next 24 hours.
At 9.44 am, Delhi's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 365. The AQI at Vivek Vihar, Anand Vihar and ITO were registered at 410, 395 and 382 respectively.
On Monday, the city's average AQI stood at 370 at 8.30 pm due to a slight increase in wind.
The odd-even scheme entered its second day on Tuesday as Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot monitored its implementation and said he is happy to see odd-numbered vehicles on the city roads.
The transport minister visited several places to monitor the enforcement of the road rationing scheme that allows vehicles with odd and even number plates to ply on alternate days.
"#OddEven 2nd Day: Happy to see Odd Number vehicles on Delhi Roads," Gahlot said in a tweet. In another tweet, the transport minister said, "We all should encourage carpooling/sharing." See P3