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Delhi AQI: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated significantly on Diwali afternoon on Monday, as pollution levels were recorded as ‘very poor’ at 31 out of 38 monitoring stations and ‘severe’ at three stations.
Delhi AQI: Delhi’s air quality plunged on Diwali afternoon on Monday as pollution levels were recorded as ‘very poor’ at 31 out of 38 monitoring stations and ‘severe’ at three stations. According to the Sameer app of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the total AQI recorded in Delhi was 334 at noon, while it was 339 at 9 am. 31 monitoring stations reported air quality in ‘very poor’ category with AQI level above 300, while three stations Anand Vihar (402), Wazirpur (423) and Ashok Vihar (414) recorded pollution in ‘severe’ category. The air quality is expected to deteriorate further to ‘severe’ category on Tuesday and Wednesday. An AQI between 0 to 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘bad’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.
Situation is also bad in Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad
Earlier, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) had implemented the second phase of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR. The step was taken on Saturday after the review of the sub-committee on GRAP and the forecasts of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). On October 15, the Supreme Court had allowed the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR on the day of Diwali and the day before, between 6 am to 7 pm and again between 8 pm and 10 pm. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in the city was recorded at 20.2 degrees Celsius at 8.30 am. IMD has predicted fog in the morning and clear sky later in the day. The air of the country’s capital Delhi has started getting bad. Due to this, people have started facing problems. Apart from Delhi, the situation has also worsened in Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad and Ghaziabad.
Pollution level increased till Diwali
At some places in the capital, AQI has reached near 400. The level of pollution is continuously increasing till Diwali. Smoke is now visible in the air of Delhi-NCR. Due to increasing pollution, people are also facing the problem of eye irritation. Visibility has reduced significantly in many areas of Delhi. Not only this, due to smoke and haze, Delhi has been covered with a blanket of dust. Air quality has been falling for the last 4 days. Let us tell you that a day before Diwali, the level of air pollution in Delhi is getting very bad. Due to increase in air pollution in Delhi-NCR, AQI has been recorded in the worst category for the fourth consecutive day. Talking about AQI, it has been 274. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality index AQI 290 was recorded around Barapula in Delhi on Sunday morning, which is in the ‘poor’ category. AQI around Akshardham was recorded at 426, which is in severe category.
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