New Delhi: Capital air quality remains in the ‘moderate’ category on Sunday but it will likely deteriorate with the ‘poor’ category in the next three days.
Track the level of pollution in your city, air quality is expected to deteriorate due to an increase in agricultural fires and local and regional pollution sources.
According to the Central Polution Control Board, the overall air quality index (AQI) of the capital is 168 on Sunday.
LS Kurinji, Partner Program, Energy Council, Environment and Water (CEE), said, “PM2.5 Delhi’s concentration has begun to show increased trends, with the average PM2.5 daily that exceeds the limits permitted from 60 UG / m3 for The last three days.
Estimates of urban emissions show open fire, transportation and emissions from industry and power plants as a leading source of pollution in the capital.
Meanwhile, agricultural fires in Punjab and Haryana are also on the rise.
Between September 1 and October 10, satellites report more From 676 and 193 fires in Punjab and Haryana.
“He added that the agricultural fires were mostly seen in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Patiala in Punjab and Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaital and Ambala in Haryana.
“In the coming weeks, with changes in meteorological conditions, emissions from local and regional sources will only cause a decrease in air quality.
Therefore, the Delhi government must use the estimated air quality and launch the steps of grap in advance to prevent no air quality conditions Healthy in the city, “Kurinji said.
Air quality and air forecasting systems and research (Safar), the forecasting agency under the Ministry of Earth, said, “Aqi is in the ‘moderate’ category with PM10 because of fire emissions rise together with local and regional dust under it dry conditions.
Such dry conditions, fire emissions and dust suspensions will reduce them.
“Dipankar Saha, the former head in the CPCB air laboratory,” wind from north, northwest will affect air quality throughout the North Plains.
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