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.
Air quality continues to deteriorate in the national capital. No respite for Delhiites, as on November 03 the air quality in parts of Delhi remained in 'very poor' category.
The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor' category for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, as per the data from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday.
The share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution rose to 40 per cent on Sunday, the maximum so far this season, according to a central government air quality monitoring agency.
The air quality largely remained "very poor" in Noida Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad in the National Capital Region on Friday, according to a government agency.
Increased surface wind speed and faster dispersion is likely to result in significant improvement of air pollution levels in the national capital by November 1, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, which comes under the aegis of Ministry of Earth Sciences stated on Friday.
The national capital's air quality inched closer to the "severe" category on Thursday, primarily due to calm winds and spike in farm fires.
The air quality largely remained "very poor" in parts of Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad while it reached "severe" levels at places in the National Capital Region on Thursday, according to a government agency.
ir quality in the national capital deterriorated to 'severe' on Thursday as the level of pollutants continue to rise. According to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee data, the Air Quality Index is at 401 in Anand Vihar, 405 in Alipur and 410 in Wazirpur; all three in 'severe' category.
Air quality largely remained “very poor” in parts of Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad in the National Capital Region on Wednesday, according to a government agency.
Pollution levels dipped in the national capital on Wednesday, primarily due to increased wind speed, but the relief could be short-lived.
The air quality oscillated between "poor" and "very poor" levels in parts of Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad in the National Capital Region on Tuesday, according to a government agency.
Amid the rise in pollution levels, people are having problems with breathing and some children have started facing throat problems due to contaminated air.
The air quality in the national capital was recorded 'very poor' on Tuesday. According to the data shared by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Air Quality Index is at 346 in Rohini, 329 in RK Puram, 377 in Anand Vihar and 363 in Mundka; all four in 'very poor' category.
The air quality reached “severe” levels in parts of Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar on Sunday, while it largely remained in the “very poor” category in Gurgaon and Faridabad in the National Capital Region, according to a government agency.
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