The air quality in the Delhi-NCR region continued to remain under the 'severe' category on Saturday as AQI figure of 431 was recorded in Delhi. Noida and Gurugram at 7 am this morning recorded an AQI of 529 and 478 respectively.
With Air Quality in the national capital continuing to remain in the 'severe' category for consecutive two days, the SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) Friday reveals that the stubble-burning contributed 34 per cent in Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution.
"Since the winters have arrived and the air quality index has already been about 400 AQI in last two to three days now, this smog is giving all types of respiratory problems. People are suffering from breathing issues like asthma, bronchitis. The symptoms are increasing," said Dr Nikhil M
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav blamed stubble burning in Punjab as a reason behind the worsening air quality in the national capital.
Parents in the national capital started worrying about their children, studying in Schools, as Delhi recorded the 'severe' category in the Air Quality Index (AQI) meter on Thursday.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital at 8 am was at 364 (in the 'Very Poor' category) and at 7 am the recorded AQI stood at 408 ('Severe'). Unfavorable meteorological conditions with slower wind speed and sudden spike in farm fire incidents are attributed to the dip in air
Rai said that yesterday when I visited the many sites under pollution control measures, I went two sites yesterday at one site work has been stopped but on the second site the work is going on behind curtains and without any measures, and right after we get to know that this BJP office in ma
The air quality in Delhi continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Wednesday morning as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of the city stood at 354. Noida, which is part of the national capital region, slipped to an AQI of 406, and continued to remain in the 'severe' category, whil
Noida, which is part of the national capital region, recorded an AQI of 444 and slipped from 'very poor' to the 'severe' category, while Gurugram's AQI stood at 391 and continued to remain in the 'very poor' category