The second stage of Graded Response Motion Plan stays in drive within the nationwide capital.
New Delhi:
A dense layer of smog enveloped Delhi and surrounding areas of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad on Wednesday morning.
Delhi’s air high quality index was within the ‘Extreme’ class breaching the 400 mark, whereas that of Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad was within the ‘Poor’ class. Faridabad’s AQI, at 188, was ‘Average’.
Visibility was poor because the AQI entered the ‘Extreme’ class after remaining within the ‘Very Poor’ class for 2 weeks in Delhi.
VIDEO | Dense #smog cowl in elements of Delhi. Visuals from Akshardham space.#DelhiWeather#DelhiPollution
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— Press Belief of India (@PTI_News) November 13, 2024
The second stage of Graded Response Motion Plan stays in drive within the nationwide capital, which entails mechanical sweeping and water sprinkling on recognized roads, and implementation of mud management measures at building and demolition websites.
Air high quality remained a priority everywhere in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, with three Bihar cities, two Haryana cities and Chandigarh that includes among the many high 10 polluted locations within the nation on Wednesday.
#WATCH | Delhi continues to be lined in a blanket of smog within the mornings because the air high quality within the metropolis stays in ‘Very Poor’ class as per Central Air pollution Management Board (CPCB).
(Visuals from Azadpur Mandi) pic.twitter.com/h9CR1CtRZO
— ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2024
The state of affairs is alarming in neighbouring Pakistan, the place United Nations Kids’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned concerning the well being dangers to 11 million youngsters in Pakistan’s japanese Punjab province as a result of worsening air air pollution.
An AQI between zero and 50 is taken into account ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘passable’, 101 and 200 ‘average’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, 401 and 450 ‘extreme’ and above 450 ‘extreme plus’.