New Delhi: Delhi air quality sneaks into the ‘very poor’ category on Wednesday because low temperatures and slow surface winds allow the accumulation of pollutants.
The average air quality index of 24-hour city (AQI) is 361.
According to the Ministry of Meteorology India, Delhi records a minimum temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius, this season so far.
The maximum temperature is completed at 28.8 degrees Celsius.
Strong winds on Sundays and Mondays have led to improving air quality.
Aqi averaged 240 hours 290 on Tuesday, the second best aqi read this month since November 1 when it was 281.
Delhi had seen ‘the air quality’ very poor ‘or’ severe ‘on the rest of the day.
Neighbor Faridabad (367), Ghaziabad (366), Greater Noida (312), Gurugram (305) and Noida (325) also saw a decline in air quality on Wednesday.
Aqi between zeros and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfying’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
Safar Monitor Quality Ministry of Earth Safar Safar said slow local surface wind would reduce dispersion of pollutants for the next three days, which leads to setbacks in air quality.
A small number of possibilities from November 27 with increased local surface wind speeds.
“With the emergence of winter, local weather is likely to be dominating (factor) in determining air quality,” Safar said.
Even when the air quality changed ‘very poor’ again, the Delhi government on Wednesday decided to continue the physical class in schools, colleges and other educational institutions and reopen government offices from November 29.
Prohibition of entering important services, will continue until December 3.
However, “CNG and electric trucks will be allowed to enter Delhi from November 27”, Minister of Environment Gopal Rai said after a meeting to review the water pollution.
On November 13, the city government has ordered the closure of all educational institutions, prohibiting construction and demolition activities and asking their employees to work from home to fight air pollution and minimize their health effects.
Four days later, it extended restrictions, in addition to banning the entry of trucks carrying goods that were not important in Delhi.
Prohibition of construction and demolition activities was appointed on Monday given the improvement of air quality and discomfort caused by workers.