On Monday, most components of the town recorded “poor” to “very poor” air high quality, with a number of areas seeing air pollution ranges worsen additional. A few of the most polluted areas included Chandni Chowk, which recorded an AQI of 343, making it one of many worst-hit places.
Delhi’s temporary respite from polluted air got here to an finish on Sunday, with the air high quality slipping again into the “very poor” class. The air high quality index (AQI) was recorded at 298, within the “poor” class, at 8 am and additional deteriorated to 300 by 11 am, in accordance with official knowledge. This got here simply two days after sturdy winds had briefly improved air pollution ranges.
Air pollution ranges worse in a number of areas
On Monday, most components of the town recorded “poor” to “very poor” air high quality, with a number of areas seeing air pollution ranges worsen additional. A few of the most polluted areas included Chandni Chowk, which recorded an AQI of 343, making it one of many worst-hit places. Jahangirpuri additionally reported very poor air at 326, whereas Vivek Vihar stood at 321.
Different closely polluted pockets included Anand Vihar (323), Nehru Nagar (329), Rohini (313), Wazirpur (313) and IHBAS Dilshad Backyard (310), all indicating very unhealthy respiratory situations.
A number of industrial and residential zones additionally noticed excessive air pollution ranges. Ashok Vihar and Okhla Part-2 each recorded an AQI of 304, whereas Sirifort stood at 306. Areas like Patparganj (295), Dwarka Sector-8 (294), Narela (292), R Okay Puram (296) and Sonia Vihar (298) continued to stay within the higher finish of the poor class.
Fog disrupts flight operations
In the meantime, flight operations have been disrupted on the Indira Gandhi Worldwide (IGI) Airport. A number of flights of IndiGo and Air India have been seen delayed as a result of dense fog situations within the capital.
As many as 20 arrivals and 23 departures have been cancelled at Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport as of 10 pm on Sunday, officers mentioned.
IMD prediction
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has forecast dense to very dense fog situations throughout North India for the subsequent seven days, with chilly day situations seemingly in some pockets. The minimal temperature on Sunday was 7.4°C, 0.5°C above regular, in comparison with 8.1°C a day earlier.
IMD forecasts present minimal temperatures of seven–9°C on Monday and eight–10°C on Tuesday, with “no vital change in minimal temperatures within the subsequent 24 hours”. The utmost temperature stood at 17.3°C, unchanged from Saturday, and is anticipated to vary between 17 and 19°C on Monday.
The CPCB classifies air high quality as “reasonable” when AQI is between 101 and 200, “poor” between 201 and 300, and “very poor” between 301 and 400. AQI ranges past 400 are categorised as “extreme”.
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