With the air quality reeling under ‘very poor’ category in the national capital for several days and the average AQI falling in the 300- 400 range, city residents have started complaining of breathing difficulty,

NEW DELHI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - India's capital territory of Delhi is keen to use artificial rain to fight air pollution this year, its Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday, as deteriorating air quality in the region led to an increase in respiratory illnesses.

The Supreme Court also rapped the Delhi government on Monday and demanded to know how the ban on firecrackers was not fully implemented.

Image Source : PTI An anti-smog gun being used to spray water droplets to curb air pollution, in New Delhi.

The Early Warning System for Delhi (EWS) said conditions remain unfavourable for the dispersion of pollutants and no significant change was expected in the air quality until Friday

While the overall AQI remained in the ‘very poor’ category, the number of stations that recorded ‘severe’ AQI of 400 and above were fewer on Wednesday.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai held a review meeting on Tuesday with officials at the Delhi Secretariat to assess the steps taken to combat the escalating pollution levels in the national capital.