Even now, Delhi-NCR is covered with fog. The level of air pollution is increasing. It is expected that things will get worse. It has evolved like a gas chamber in the capital. The air quality has increased to a very severe level due to changes in wind direction and speed. People are compelled to breathe air that is polluted. Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was nearly 441 on Sunday. In the severe category, this is the highest AQI of the season. Also, the air index climbed by 24 points from Saturday to this time. As a result, Palam Airport recorded mild fog. At 500 meters, visibility was at its lowest at 8:30 and 9:00 in the morning. At 9:30 in the afternoon, it then rose to 600 meters. Safdarjung Airport experienced the lowest visibility of 300 meters between 7 and 9 am, but by 9:30 am, it had improved to 400 meters.
According to the meteorological department, this deterioration can continue for a few days. Drivers can have additional challenges as a result. Even after the sun came out in the afternoon on Sunday, the smog that had been present since the morning did not go away. In addition to this, everything became better in the evening. People began feeling eye pain, difficulty breathing, and throat pain in such situations.
15.842 percent of air pollution came from travel, and 1.5 percent came from burning trash, according to the Decision Support System (DSS). On Saturday, the proportion of people that smoked stubble was 25.107 percent. As to the Meteorological Department, weather is not favourable to the successful growth of pollutants. There was 7200 cubic meters of ventilation every second. In a single day, the ventilation index is expected to be 16200 cubic meters per second.
On Wednesday, the air could be in a dangerous category
The CPCB reported that 14 localities, including Anand Vihar, Shadipur, and Bawana, are AQI in the very severe category. In contrast, the air quality was rated as severe in eight regions, including Mundka and Nehru Nagar, and as very poor in three locations, including DTU and Lodhi Road. Winds blew from northwest to north on Sunday, according to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). The wind speed during that time was between 18 and 24 kilometres per hour. Winds are expected to blow from the northeast on Monday. The wind speed will be between 6 and 12 kilometres per hour during that time. Also, there is a chance of fog and mist in the morning. Winds are expected to blow from the northwest on Tuesday. Twelve to fourteen kilometres per hour of wind is expected.
Greater Noida is the most polluted city in the NCR, next only to Delhi
Greater Noida had the highest NCR air quality index, second only to Delhi, according to the CPCB. Here, the AQI was 362, falling into the category of extremely poor. But 275 AQI were recorded in Faridabad, 362 in Ghaziabad, 316 in Noida, and 310 in Gurugram.