Mumbai: The day after the city recorded “the worst air quality in a decade”, it rises from the ‘severe’ category to ‘very poor’, but still worse than Delhi.
Track the level of pollution in your cityon Tuesday, the Mumbai air quality index (AQI) is 350 compared to 249 Delhi, in accordance with the air forecasting system of air quality and research (Safar).
People with respiratory problems, have navigated the receding omicron waves, must avoid activities and remain indoors for one more day because according to meteorologists, Mumbai air quality is expected to increase on Wednesday night.
“The impact of dust storms in Maharashtra (Mumbai and Pune) has decreased dramatically and is expected to be ignored tomorrow,” said a bulletin by Safar.
Aqi City is likely to increase further to ‘very poor lower end’ or ‘poor’ for the next two days, he added.
According to him, the proximity of Mumbai with the coast helps pollution disband faster because the breeze of across the sea, but a dust storm, coupled with moisture, local emissions and cold air, has forced smoke and dust to hang in the air.
The storm was initiated in the UAE instead of completing the trigger received in Afghanistan and Balochistan because the temperature was warmer and reaching the boundaries and west coast of India, influencing air quality.
On Tuesday, Mazgaon continued to show the worst AQI with more than 502 PM2.5 Mark concentration, suggested a Safar monitor.
Except for Worli, where AQI was reported in the ‘Poor’ category at 280, air quality in Chembur, Colaba, Bhandup, Malad, Andheri, Bandra-Kurla Com-Plex and Borivli were in the ‘Very Poor’ category (301-400).
On Monday, for the first time, Aqi for Mumbai was considered ‘severe’, because it violated the 500 – the highest indicator set for 2.5pm (particulatory material) concentration.
Aqi like that, the expert said, was never recorded in Mumbai except in 2012 and 2016 when it passed the 400 mark and was reversed quickly.
Mum air quality ‘very poor’, worse than Delhi
