New Delhi: Even before the outbreak of crackers, the air quality of the Delhi-NCR region has deteriorated further because the AQI of eight national capital areas has passed 400-mark and settled in the ‘severe’ category on Thursday afternoon, the central pollution control board (CPCB) showed data .
Aqi from five areas in Delhi, two in Ghaziabad were more than 400 by CPCB in the data collected at 1pm, showing Wazirpur (433), Alipur (406), Bawana (439) in Nehru Nagar (413) in Delhi, Loni (450) and Sanjay Nagar (404) in Ghaziabad and Sector 62 (420) in Noida among those who are under the last index category.
Meteorological institutions have predicted aqi 500 plus for Thursday and Friday when Delhiites exploded crackers on Diwali’s day.
According to health experts, Aqi in such a way that it can cause respiratory problems even in healthy people, and serious health impacts on people with lungs or heart disease.
Health impacts can be experienced even during mild physical activity.
With Stainble Burning Share in Delhi air pollution will increase over the next three days, Safar has projected AQI 500 plus on November 5 even if Delhiites exploded 50 percent fewer crackers compared to last year.
Safar, or air quality system and weather forecasting and research under the Institute of Indian Tropical Meteorology (IITM), an institution under the science of the Ministry of Earth, said that according to the simulation of sensitivity, the share of stump on November 4 is estimated to increase to 20 percent and will touch the top 35- 40 percent on November 5 and 6, if the number of fires is considered the same as today (3,500-4,000).
This is largely caused by wind transport winds reach Delhi from the northwest, where hotspots that burn stumps are expected, said Safar.
Aqi 8 Areas in Delhi-NCR across 400-marks
