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The government has imposed a five-day ban on operation of diesel generator sets, except for 'emergency' services such as hospitals, mobile towers etc.

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"We are not pointing fingers at anyone but crop burning is a problem that we all have to tackle together. Delhi's problem is that base level pollution here was already quite high and the pollution from crop burning has made things worse. We have consulted experts and have drawn up a list of emergency measures. People should avoid going outdoors as much as possible for the time being," chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday.

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"We are also shutting down the Badarpur plant for 10 days. NHAI was taking fly ash from the plant and transporting it in open vehicles. We are prohibiting this for some days and have asked for watering at the storage area in the plant so that the ash does not fly about," he said.

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Lauding the Delhi government's announcement of taking emergency steps to tackle the severe air pollution, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said these will require strict enforcement and vehicle restraint measures, including odd-even scheme, for effective impact.

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The green body said the government must also step up inter-state coordination to control fires in neighbouring states and take action to strengthen short and medium term measures for all pollution sources. The severe pollution pose serious health risk for children, the ailing and the people in general, it said.

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