Noida / Ghaziabad: Air quality index (AQI) in Noida and Ghaziabad lives in the “very bad” category on Tuesday, 332 and 324 respectively.
However, in Greater Noida, however, AQI remains in the “poor” category at 284.
However, scientists, however, estimate the improvement of air quality from Thursday and so on because the wind tends to be stronger, according to CPCB.
A senior pollution council official at Ghaziabad said the main reason for deteriorating air quality was a decrease in wind speed.
Forecasts by CPCB said the air quality is likely to float around the lower end “very poor” until December 16 and is expected to increase afterwards.
Experts say that compared to neighbor Delhi, improving air quality may not be significant.
Professor Gufran Beig, the Director of the Founding Project in the Air Quality System and Weather Forecasting and Research (Safar), said the geographical location of Noida and Ghaziabad in such a way that the direction of wind winds from neighboring areas above, Punjab and Haryana is the possibility of producing a slight increase in air quality at Twin cities.
“The air quality index depends on internal and external factors.
While the level of internal pollutants may be the same, wind speeds may be higher in the center of Delhi, which can result in an increase in AQI.
However, Noida and Ghaziabad are likely not to witness the increase in wind speed vis-à -Vis Delhi.
Aqi here will not increase as in other parts of Delhi, “he said.
Temperatures are also expected to fall further from Thursday and so on.
The commission for air quality management (CAQM) in NCR which has issued a complete ban on the use of sets DG clarifying that exceptions have been made for lifts and escalators in various installations, medical services, trains, metro, and so on.