Delhi: The MeT Office has forecast mainly clear sky later in the day, with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 32 degrees Celsius.
Delhi air pollution: Commission for Air Quality Management said on Saturday that it has issued directions for the closure of 491 construction and demolition sites, including 110 in Delhi, for flouting air pollution control norms.
Delhi air quality news: The CAQM on Wednesday announced an immediate ban on all construction and demolition activity carried over an area of 500 sqm. and above that are not registered on the web portals created by the governments of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Delhi Air Quality: On Tuesday, the air quality index of Delhi’s most polluted hot spot, Anand Vihar, reached the severe category.
Farmers in Punjab set their fields on fire to quickly clear off the crop residue before cultivating wheat and potato which severely deteriorates the air quality in nearby states, especially Delhi.
Several areas in the national capital, including Delhi University, Pusa, Lodhi Road and Indira Gandhi International Airport (Terminal 3) recorded air quality in the 'poor' category with an AQI of 262, 249, 228, and 215 respectively.
The air quality in Noida and Gurugram also remained in the 'very poor' category with AQI at 313 and 358 respectively.
The India Meteorological Department said that the capital city witnessed moderate fog today morning with a visibility of 700 metres reported at Palam and 200 metres at Safdarjung.
Meanwhile, the air quality of Noida remains in the 'moderate' category with the AQI at 119. However, the air quality of Gurugram improved to the 'satisfactory' category with the AQI at 81.
This was the best air quality in Delhi since October 26, 2021, when it was recorded at 139.
The mercury is likely to drop to around four degrees Celsius after the withdrawal of western disturbance, a Skymet Weather official has said.
Delhi, generally, has good to satisfactory air quality. However, the pollution levels spike from October to February due to various factors including stubble burning, road dust, vehicle pollution, and cold weather, leading to a deterioration in the AQI.
The level of PM10 (226) and PM2.5 (122) pollutants in the air were recorded in the moderate and very poor categories, respectively with the latter being the major source of pollutant in the city.
The air quality index (AQI) was recorded in the 'severe' category on Sunday evening at 459, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. The AQI on Monday morning was 373.
Meanwhile, the air quality of NCR region like Noida, Gurugram remains in 'severe' and in 'very poor category respectively.
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi stands at 425.
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). the concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 stood at 'very poor' category.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) had stayed the ban on construction and demolition works in Delh, barring those in selective sectors, in wake of the deteriorating air quality index.
While the air quality in Noida remains in the 'poor' category, the air quality in Gurugram has slipped to the 'poor' category.
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 stood at 117 in the 'poor' and 193 in the 'moderate' category respectively.
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