Today, the minimum and maximum temperature of Delhi will hover around 14 degrees Celsius and 27 degrees Celsius with the humidity at 46 per cent. The shallow fog will envelope the region throughout the day.
The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority also extended the ban on hot-mix plants and stone-crushers in Delhi-NCR till Wednesday morning
The prognosis for the next two days is not bright with the share of stubble burning to rise to 25 per cent of Delhi's AQI coupled with a decrease in wind speed that will cause the AQI to plummet to the 'severe' category in the next two days
After a brief relief, the national capital's air quality plunged to the "very poor" category again because of high humidity due to light rain on Thursday."Isolated drizzle, cloudy weather and calm winds prevented boundary layer growth and led to the accumulation of local emissions (on Thursday)," SAFAR said
As the air quality in Delhi dropped to 'very poor' category on Thursday, a SAFAR report said around 3,500 farm fires were recorded on Wednesday in neighbouring states, but "the wind direction is not favourable for any stubble fire plume intrusion". Delhi had received light rains on Thursday which increased the humidity level and downgraded the air quality.
According to a forecast by Safar India, Delhi AQI is in the poor category and is likely to further improve, in case of rainfall which will wash out the pollutants. The surface and boundary layer winds are from the south, its interaction with upper air westerly trough is likely to produce fairly widespread rainfall throughout northwest India.
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Schools in the national capital, which were earlier ordered to be shut due to severe pollution, reopened on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Delhiites got some respite from air pollution as the air quality was recorded as 'very poor' today. As per the IMD forecast, rains in Delhi are likely to further bring down the pollution level.
Delhi air pollution: Red dots can be seen in the images released by NASA. These red dots indicate fire and stubble burning along the Delhi border. Meanwhile, the air quality in Delhi has shown slight improvement and gusty winds and rains are further expected to clear the air. There are good chances of rainfall on Wednesday night, the IMD has said.
The air quality index in the national capital dropped from 365 at 9.45 am to 309 at 9 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
The air quality in Delhi has showed slight improvement as it now falls under the 'very poor' category, as against 'severe' on Sunday. As the efforts to curb severe air pollution continue, the odd-even scheme enters the second day in the national capital on Tuesday. Delhi has been reeling under severe air pollution since the past few days.
Commuters in Delhi-NCR on Monday complained of a surge in cab fares, as the Delhi government implemented the odd-even scheme to tackle the severe air pollution in the national capital. However, there were no complaints of price surge or unavailability with auto-rickshaws.
A public health emergency has been declared in Delhi-NCR region in the backdrop of depleting air quality, where the air quality index (AQI) has breached the severe+ category.
Pollution levels in Delhi peaked to a three-year high on Sunday and situation was no better in posh Chanakyapuri -- the diplomatic enclave -- home to a large number of embassies of foreign countries, including the US, the UK, Germany, France, Russia, China, Japan, Switzerland, Canada, the Netherlands, and Afghanistan.
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The shocking findings suggest extremely high levels of air and soil pollution, food contamination, plastic usage etc in the region.
Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentarian Vijay Goel was today challaned for violating the rules of the odd-even scheme in Delhi. Goel was stopped by the Delhi Traffic police after he was found travelling in an odd-numbered vehicle. On Sunday, Goel had said he would defy the odd-even scheme and had termed the plan as an 'election stunt'.
Wind speed in Delhi brought a slight improvement in the air quality on Monday, however, the overall air quality continued to remain in the 'severe' category. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said Delhi alone cannot fight the air pollution and that the neighboring states should also contribute to efforts leading to reduction in air pollution.
BJP MP Vijay Goel termed the odd-even scheme in Delhi as an 'election stunt' and said he would violate the rule. Earlier in 2016 too, Goel had violated the odd-even scheme and had paid a penalty of Rs 2,000 for the same. Delhi is struggling under severe air pollution as the city has recorded poorest air quality in 3 years.
As the air pollution in Delhi takes a toll on citizens, the odd-even scheme has come into effect in the national capital from 8 am today. On the first day of the odd-even scheme in Delhi, only even-numbered vehicles will be allowed to ply on the roads. Read on to know the rules of the odd-even scheme, the challan and penalty on violation of the odd-even scheme and the vehicles exempted from the plan.
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