New Delhi: When the air quality in Delhi-NCR dropped back to the heavy zone because of the unfavorable weather conditions, a thick fog layer partly blocked the sun at the Chhath Puja and the opaque landmarks from the view.
The Green Think Tank Center for Science and the Environment (CSE) said that the ongoing Smog episode was the emergency of public health.
“This requires an emergency measures that urge the main combustion sources (vehicles, industries, waste burning) and dust sources (construction and road) to prevent further pollution traps when there is no wind to blow this,” said Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director, research and advocacy, CSE.
Delhi: Smoke and fog continues to cover the national capital with air quality in the ‘very poor’ category.
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https://t.co/O5ADC1TNHF- TOI Delhi (@toidelhi) 1636603453000Delhi recording an air quality index of 24-hour (AQI) at 411.
Most air quality monitoring stations in the national capital recorded air pollution in the category critical.
The Indian gate is almost not seen as a solid smoke swallowing Rajpath (Photo: Ani) AQI on average 24 hours is 372 on Wednesday.
Faridabad (412), Ghaziabad (461), Greater Noida (417) and Noida (434) also recorded severe air quality at 4 pm on Thursday.
Buildings are covered in smog in noida near the botanical garden (Photo: TOI) AQI between zeros and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfying”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 300 ” 400 “very bad”, and 401 and 500 “severe”.
A official from the Meteorology Department of India (IMD) said shallow fog and low temperatures in the morning – Delhi recorded the lowest temperature of the season 12.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday – trapped pollutants Close to stagnant conditions.
Visibility level at Indira Gandhi International Airport and Safdarjung Airport fell to 600-800 meters, he added.
The CSE said the severe smog episode at this time in Delhi-NCR is expected to survive for another day.
“Compared to the first episode of the fourth smog.
The previous year, the smog now has matched the first duration of 2018 and 2020 seasons – both lasted six days.
If the condition does not improve, it might arrange the 2019 smoke fog that took place.
Eight days, “CSE said.
The duration of longer than this year’s smog although relatively lower local conditions might be caused by a lack of pollution control measures in the city, said Think Tank Green.
According to the Ministry of Earth’s Department of Earth, the Safar Earth Sciences Agency, 3,914 Agricultural fires contributed 26 percent of PM Delhi PM 2.5 pollution on Thursday.
The stump bird has contributed at least 25 percent of PM 2.5 Delhi pollution for eight days in Trot, starting November 4.
The agricultural fire part in Delhi pollution rose to 48 percent on the day Sunday, the highest since November 5, 2018, when recorded at 58 percent.
Last year, the share of stumps that were lit in Delhi pollution had peaked at 42 percent on November 5, 2019, burning plant residues contributed 44 percent of PM Delhi PM 2.5 in November.
Minister of Environment Delhi, Thursday wrote another letter to his partner, Bhupender Yadav called for an emergency meeting with all NC countries R to discuss propeller problems.
He also started a campaign for a month to prevent burning boring and open biomass in the city in an effort to reduce pollution from local sources.