You cannot commit fraud,” Bharadwaj said. “If you are bursting firecrackers, do it, but take full responsibility for it.
Bharadwaj claimed that several areas in Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) of over 3,000 on Sunday night, adding that people had lost faith in the government’s official pollution data. We revealed how stations were shut down, how 20 new AQI stations were set up at faraway locations in Delhi and how water is being sprinkled on stations. The air quality station at ITO recorded an alarming AQI of 406 at around 4:20 am, categorising it as ‘Severe’, according to the CPCB.
I, for one, do not trust it,” Bharadwaj told news agency ANI. You cannot commit fraud,” Bharadwaj said. Air quality in the national capital continued to worsen, with several parts of Delhi recording AQI levels in the ‘Severe’ category in the early hours of Monday, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
“Government data is based on fraud. So, people do not trust the government’s AQI. He further alleged that presenting misleading pollution figures put people’s lives at risk and demanded that the government take responsibility for the impact of firecracker use during Diwali. “If you are bursting firecrackers, do it, but take full responsibility for it.
NEW DELHI: AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday questioned the credibility of the government’s air quality data, alleging that monitoring stations had been shut down, new ones set up at distant locations and water sprinkled on stations to manipulate readings.