Delhi govt shifts blame on Centre; appeals people to 'work from home' amid worsening AQI
India | November 02, 2022 14:14 ISTDelhi air quality: The deteriorating air quality in Delhi NCR region remains a problem around this time of the year.
Delhi air quality: The deteriorating air quality in Delhi NCR region remains a problem around this time of the year.
Air quality in Delhi-NCR: Delhi received its second-best air quality in October since 2015 owing to a prolonged spell of rain early this month.
Delhi Air Pollution: The capital witnessed a clear morning on Saturday with the minimum temperature settling a notch below normal at 18 degrees Celsius.
Delhi's air quality: The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 298 at 6 am on Monday, the day of Diwali.
Delhi air quality: According to the data, 53,38,045 vehicles have been de-registered between 2018 and 2022, with 50,25,447 vehicles being deregistered till October 17 this year.
Delhi air pollution: Commission for Air Quality Management said on Saturday that it has issued directions for the closure of 491 construction and demolition sites, including 110 in Delhi, for flouting air pollution control norms.
Delhi air quality news: The CAQM on Wednesday announced an immediate ban on all construction and demolition activity carried over an area of 500 sqm. and above that are not registered on the web portals created by the governments of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Delhi Air Quality: On Tuesday, the air quality index of Delhi’s most polluted hot spot, Anand Vihar, reached the severe category.
World Air Quality Report 2022, prepared by Swiss organization IQAir and released globally on Tuesday, found that India's PM 2.5 level returned to pre-COVID lockdown concentrations measured in 2019.
Honeywell unveiled a 'make in India' indoor air quality (IAQ) monitor which will alert building owners on potential issues to proactively improve indoor air quality. The touchscreen-enabled device is capable to measure key parameters like temperature, indoor air pollutants, relative humidity, and provides an IAQ index based on the readings.
Several areas in the national capital, including Delhi University, Pusa, Lodhi Road and Indira Gandhi International Airport (Terminal 3) recorded air quality in the 'poor' category with an AQI of 262, 249, 228, and 215 respectively.
Air Quality Index is a yardstick used to measure the quality of air in a particular area. It is measured from 0 to 500. A higher AQI indicates greater level of pollutants in the air.
This was the best air quality in Delhi since October 26, 2021, when it was recorded at 139.
The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 19 degrees Celsius. Isolated thunderstorms and hail are predicted over Delhi on Friday and Saturday, the IMD said.
Meanwhile, the air quality of NCR region like Noida, Gurugram remains in 'severe' and in 'very poor category respectively.
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). the concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 stood at 'very poor' category.
A shallow foggy condition is likely to keep AQI poor for the next two days in Delhi.
According to SAFAR, the level of PM 2.5 at 7:20 am stands at 'very poor' category.
As per the government agencies, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
The air quality in the national capital remained stagnant in the 'very poor' category for several days in the past week.
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