Delhi's minimum temperature at 5.4 degrees Celcius; partly cloudy sky on forecast
India | January 03, 2022 11:23 ISTSeveral homeless people were seen taking refuge in night shelters as the national capital struggled under coldwave conditions.
Several homeless people were seen taking refuge in night shelters as the national capital struggled under coldwave conditions.
Meanwhile, the air quality of NCR region like Noida, Gurugram remains in 'severe' and in 'very poor category respectively.
Delhi is likely to witness 'shallow fog' today with the mercury dropping to as low as 8 degrees Celsius, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The air quality of neighboring Noida has also slipped to the 'very poor' category. The AQI in the NCR region stands at 333.
The air quality and weather bulletin for Delhi-NCR, said: "The air quality over Delhi-NCT is likely to deteriorate marginally and remain in poor to lower end of very poor category on December 13. The air quality is likely to remain 'very poor' category on December 14 and 15.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the rice manufacturers, submitted before the bench that they had made a representation in the first week of December seeking relaxation, but the commission has not decided it yet.
The air quality in the national capital remained stagnant in the 'very poor' category for several days in the past week.
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the level of PM 2.5 and PM 10 in the air at 9 am stood at very poor and moderate levels, respectively.
In view of the air quality standard, SAFAR issued an advisory to reduce heavy exertion. According to SAFAR prediction, the AQI in national capital will deteriorate to 321 and will remain in the 'very poor' category on Tuesday.
The PM 10 level were recorded at 255 in the 'poor' category and PM 2.5 levels were recorded at 132 in the 'very poor' category, as per thr SAFAR.
The panel stopped the entry of trucks in Delhi, except the electric ones and those running on Compressed Natural Gas, besides trucks carrying essential commodities.
The city's 24-hour air quality index (AQI) stood at 406 on Friday. Neighbouring Faridabad (434), Ghaziabad, (376) Gurugram (378) and Noida (392) also recorded their air quality in the 'very poor' category.
Delhi govt has also decided to allow the entry of all CNG and electric vehicles in the city from November 27.
An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 are marked as severe/hazardous.
The air quality in Delhi continues to remain in the 'severe' category with the AQI standing at 436, said the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) on Sunday.
At 5 pm on Kali puja day (Thursday), the Air Quality Index (AQI) was 260 at Rabindra Bharati University (RBU) area, 171 at Ballygunje, 227 at Bidhannagar, 189 at Fort William, 229 at Jadavpur, 146 at Victoria Memorial and 148 at Rabindra Sarobar air monitoring station, WBPCB official said
According to the latest update by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the air quality in several areas in Delhi was recorded in the "very poor" category with AQI ranging around 400
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'.
According to The concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 stood at 252 in the 'poor' and 131 in the 'very poor' category respectively.
Authorities said Delhi's air quality may get pushed to the "poor" zone on Wednesday and to the very poor category over the next five days because of an increase in stubble burning.
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