Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category on Sunday but is likely to improve marginally on October 26, government agencies said.
Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" category on Sunday morning with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 352. Areas like Mundka, Anand Vihar, Jahangirpuri, Vivek Vihar and Bawana recorded "severe" levels of air pollution, authorities said.
Delhi's air quality on Saturday deteriorated to 'severe' category, which is likely to pose severe health risks amid the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the pollution monitoring agency, AQI in North Delhi's Alipur area was 447, which falls in the 'severe' category, followed by Shadipur, Wazirpur, Jahagirpuri, Mundka, Patparganj, Anand Vihar, Bawana, and Vivek Vihar.
Air quality in the national capital deteriorated on Friday with the rise in the level of pollutants. According to the data shared by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, the air quality in Delhi falls in the 'very poor' category.
Air quality in Delhi deteriorated on Thursday, with the rise of pollutants in the atmosphere. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 254 in ITO and 246 in Patparganj, both in the 'poor' category, as per the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has launched the 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign on Wednesday as part of the war against pollution.
Delhi's pollution level worsened on Wednesday morning with the air quality falling to the lower end of “very poor” category, a government agency said.
The air quality in the national capital witnessed a marginal improvement on Tuesday morning due to favourable wind speed, however, it continued to remain in the "poor" category.
Delhi air pollution: The yearly phenomenon of smog engulfing Delhi-NCR has featured in the list of top priorities of the government since long, however, efforts seems to have little impact.
Air pollution is a grave risk to human health that affects nearly everyone in the world and nearly every organ in the body.
Air quality in the national capital was recorded 'poor' on Monday, even as pollution levels dipped slightly due to favourable wind speed. However, the share of stubble burning in the city's pollution is likely to increase, according to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi.
In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five pollutants: Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone, The Daily Star newspaper reported.
Delhi's air quality was recorded in the "poor" category on Sunday morning. According to a central government agency, the share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM2.5 pollution is likely to "increase significantly."
Even though the central government and Delhi government are making efforts to curb the pollution level, the air quality continues to dip in the national capital for the last one week. Air Quality Index (AQI) is at 294 in ITO, 256 in RK Puram, 286 in Anand Vihar, all three in 'poor' category, according to Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data.
Pollution levels reduced slightly in the national capital on Friday with favourable wind speed helping in dispersion of pollutants, according to India Meteorological Department officials.
Delhi’s air quality index was recorded at 312 on Thursday. The last time the air was this bad was between February 10-12, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) AQI bulletin.
Starting today, some stricter measures to fight air pollution will come into force in Delhi and its neighbouring National Capital Region (NCR) towns, as part of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
The national capital's air quality hit an eight-month low on Thursday with stubble burning accounting for only six per cent of the city's PM2.5 concentration, according to government agencies.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched a campaign to tackle air pollution in the national capital and urged people to switch off the engines of their vehicles while waiting at traffic signals.
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