#INDIA; DELHI:
The air quality in Delhi plunged into the ‘very poor’ category, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) docked at 304. While the AQI in Gurugram surged to 331 entering the ‘very poor’ category, the AQI (very poor) of Noida was at 314.
The air quality in Delhi plunged into the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday at 9:51am, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) docked at 304.
While the AQI in Gurugram surged to 331 entering the ‘very poor’ category, the AQI (very poor) of Noida was at 314 on Sunday.
With the withdrawal of the monsoon, the air quality has been degrading in Delhi-NCR.
Favourable meteorological conditions lead to intrusion of stubble burning related air mass. With 1,572 effective fire counts as per SAFAR harmonised methodology which includes data of two ISRO satellites, the stubble burning contribution in Delhi’s air has suddenly increased to 14 per cent. Fire counts are gradually increasing and wind direction is favourable and coming from north-west direction at transport level [900 mb] for intrusion,” said Ministry of Earth Sciences’ forecast body SAFAR.
It, however, said that rainfall is likely to happen on Sunday and improve the air quality but will remain in the ‘poor’ category.
