Delhi-NCR Visibility Levels Falls to 200 Metres as Smog Rises
The visibility levels in Delhi-NCR have fallen down to 200 Metres.
On Friday, the smog has thickened over Delhi-NCR, the visibility has lowered down to 200 metres at several places in the region. Since Diwali, on five of the seven days, Delhi has recorded severe air quality.
As analyzed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), "people in the national capital breathe the worst air between November 1 and November 15 every year. The city recorded the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 454 at 9 am. The 24-hour average AQI was 411 on Thursday", reported News18.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Faridabad (452), Ghaziabad (490), Greater Noida (476), Gurugram (418) and Noida (434) recorded severe air quality at 9 am. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".
As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), "the 24-hour average concentration of lung-damaging fine particles known as PM2.5 in Delhi-NCR stood at 346 micrograms per cubic metre at 9 am, around six times more than the safe limit of 60 micrograms per cubic metre. The PM10 level was recorded at 544 micrograms per cubic metre."
As per the reports by the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality forecasting agency SAFAR, 3,914 farm fires have constituted for 26% of Delhi's PM2.5 pollution on Thursday. Starting from November 8, the stubble burning has constituted for 25% pollution in Delhi for eight days.
