‘Suffocating’ air in Delhi, people falling ill, even the weather is deceiving… how much is the AQI? – Read

By News Update On Oct 23, 2024

These days the people of Delhi are going through serious situations like cough, cold, fever and breathing problems. The main reason for this is the worsening of the air in the capital. Since the day of Dussehra, Delhi’s air quality is going through a very poor category. Instead of becoming normal, the situation is continuously worsening. There has been fog since Wednesday morning. The air quality in the national capital has reached ‘very poor’ level. According to Safar India, AQI is at 349. The average AQI of Delhi was recorded at 327 on Tuesday evening.

Jahangirpuri area of Delhi remains the most polluted. The condition of Anand Vihar area is also very bad. According to CPCB, air was recorded in very severe category in 26 areas of Delhi. The air level is expected to remain as severe this week. At the same time, the weather of Delhi will remain dry. The sun will come out in the afternoon along with the fog. The heat is not leaving the people of Delhi-NCR. An increase has been recorded in the maximum and minimum temperatures of the capital. People have become worried due to the changing weather every moment in Uttar Pradesh.

Air quality in 26 areas of Delhi is bad

The amount of air pollution in Delhi is continuously increasing. It is foggy on Wednesday morning. In many areas of the capital, AQI has crossed 400 in the morning. These areas include Jahangirpuri, Mundka, Wazirpur, Rohini, Anand Vihar, ITI, Dwarka, Punjabi Bagh, Sonia Vihar, Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, DITE Okhla, RK Puram, ITI Shahdara and New Delhi US Embassy.

The air quality in these areas has reached very poor category. To control the worsening situation, the Delhi government has appealed to the border states not to send diesel buses to Delhi. Many areas have been included in hotspots. GRAP-2 has been implemented in the capital. Generators and new construction works have been banned.

#WATCH Delhi: Air quality in the national capital deteriorates to ‘very poor’ quality, with AQI at 349 as per SAFAR-India
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Weather changing every moment in UP

The weather remains clear in Uttar Pradesh. There was a decline in the temperature in the past days but once again an increase in the temperature was recorded. The ACs and coolers which had been switched off a few days ago, had to be restarted. The Meteorological Department has predicted clear weather in UP in the coming days. According to the Meteorological Department, on October 24, there may be rain and thundershowers in some areas of eastern Uttar Pradesh.

At the same time, the weather is likely to remain dry in Western UP on this day. Talking about the air quality of the state, except in the districts of NCR, the air quality is in good condition. In Noida-Ghaziabad adjacent to Delhi, AQI has crossed 300, which is in the very dangerous category.