Delhi's air quality turned "severe" on Diwali with stubble burning accounting for 32 percent of the city's PM2.5 pollution and calm winds worsening the situation as they allowed the accumulation of pollutants, weather officials said.
Air Quality Index remained in the 'very poor' category in Delhi.
The Confederation of Resident Welfare Association, a pan-India apex body of RWAs, on Friday shot a letter to Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar seeking concrete actions to curb the air pollution menace in the country, instead of hiding its failure under the garb of stubble burning.
The national capital recorded its air quality in the 'very poor' category on Friday and it was likely to become 'severe' on Diwali night, according to government agencies.
The air quality deteriorated slightly but stayed in 'very poor' category in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurgaon in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday, according to a government agency.
The Ministry of Earth Sciences on Thursday claimed that the level of PM2.5, a deadly pollutant, is likely to be lowest in the past four years under zero-firecracker scenarios during Diwali.
Delhi on Wednesday recorded 'very poor' air quality as the national capital woke up to a blanket of smog. Indira Gandhi International Airport's Air Quality Index was also in the 'very poor' category.
A grey apocalyptic smog enveloped Delhi on Tuesday, blotting out the sun from the sky and smudging landmarks from view as the city's air quality hit "emergency" levels.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday announced that the sale and bursting of firecrackers will be banned in 13 districts, located in or near National Capital Region, from midnight November 9 to midnight November 30.
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Air quality in the national capital was recorded 'severe' on Tuesday. 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".
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The air quality remained “severe” in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurgaon in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday, affecting healthy people, according to a government agency.
Delhi's air quality deteriorated to 'severe' category on Saturday as Punjab and nearby regions recorded the highest number of stubble burning incidents this season, officials said.
The national capital's air quality remained “severe” for the second consecutive day on Friday, while government agencies said it is likely to improve slightly.
Air pollution may lead to a faster spread of COVID-19 infections as it causes coughing and sneezing, government officials told a parliamentary panel on Friday, according to sources.
Diwali, along with exictement, also brings the concern of rise in pollution. Therefore, to tackle post-Diwali dip in air quality level, a couple of states, cities, have already ban use of firecrackers.
The air quality deteriorated but remained "very poor" in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad while it continued to stay "poor" in Gurgaon in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday, according to a government agency.
The national capital and its suburbs were covered with a layer of thick haze Thursday morning, with raging farm fires and a fall in the wind speed and temperatures pushing air quality to the worst levels in around a year.
Delhiites continued to breathe poor air quality. As on November 04, the quality index stood in 'poor' category, according to Central Pollution Control Board. Layer of smog engulfed ITO area.
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