The national capital Delhi remains a gas chamber. At present the situation is very bad due to pollution in the capital Delhi. There are many areas in the national capital where AQI remains more than 400. The Meteorological Department says that Delhi is not expected to get relief from the recent increase in pollution. Due to increased pollution, entire Delhi is wrapped in a blanket of smog.
Breathing the same air has become a cause of trouble for people. Pollution has been recorded in ‘very poor’ category for the 14th consecutive day. The average AQI at 8 am was 355 (very poor), a slight decline from 352 (very poor) at 4 pm on Monday. The average AQI at 8 am was 355 (very poor), a slight decline from 352 (very poor) at 4 pm on Monday.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) considers AQI between 0-50 as “good”, 51 and 100 as “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 as “moderate”, 201 and 300 as “poor”, 301 and A score between 400 is considered “very poor” and anything above 400 is considered “severe”.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that ‘haze’ conditions have been prevailing in the national capital for the last one week and similar haze is likely to persist in the region. According to IMD, when visibility is less than 1,000 metres, it is called fog. When visibility is less than 1,000 meters and relative humidity is less than 75%, it can be called smog.
“The winds remain calm overnight, resulting in fog formation. We are seeing fog in the morning and haze during the rest of the day,” an Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
CPCB data showed that at least five stations were in the ‘severe’ category at 8 am on Tuesday. This included Wazirpur (424) and Jahangirpuri (417). Delhi’s overall AQI reached ‘very poor’ category on October 30 and has remained in this category since then. This season it has not yet reached the ‘severe’ category. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in the capital remains above normal. The minimum temperature on Tuesday was 17.9 degrees Celsius – four degrees above normal and 0.7 degrees Celsius higher than Monday. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 33 degrees Celsius. A day earlier it was 32.4 degrees Celsius.
