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Stubble burning contributed 34 percent in Delhi’s pollution: SAFAR

New Delhi: The SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) Friday reveals that stubble-burning has contributed up to 34 per cent to the air pollution in the national capital. For the second consecutive day, the air quality of Delhi remains in the ‘severe’ category as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of […]

Edited By : Pranjal Gupta | Updated: Nov 4, 2022 08:53 IST
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New Delhi: The SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) Friday reveals that stubble-burning has contributed up to 34 per cent to the air pollution in the national capital.

For the second consecutive day, the air quality of Delhi remains in the ‘severe’ category as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of the city jumped to 472.

Noida, which is part of the national capital region, recorded an AQI of 562, and continued to remain in the ‘severe’ category.

Meanwhile Gurugram’s AQI stood at 539 and continued to remain in the ‘severe’, as per data released by SAFAR  India.

Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered as good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 too 500 or above it is considered as severe.

People of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday woke up with complaints of choking and ‘eye burning’ due to smog and air pollution leaving people gasping for breath.

North Delhi Air Quality recorded the poorest as almost all the stations in the region displayed AQI above 400.

Most of the stations in the capital have an AQI above 300 with the exceptions of a few like Mandir Marg in central Delhi.

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However, the forecast predicts that the condition of air quality in Delhi and nearby regions will continue to deteriorate further and expects improvement from November 5.

“Air quality is likely to remain within ‘Severe’ today and likely to improve tomorrow to ‘lower end of Severe’ and from 5th onwards air quality is likely to improve further to ‘Very poor’ due to upper-level wind reversal that prevents inflow of stubble-related pollutants. Higher surface wind speed on 5th Nov is likely to disperse pollutants,” said a press release.

Schools ordered to hold virtual classes 

In the aftermath of deteriorating air quality, the authorities have told schools to take online classes for upto class 8 in Noida and Greater Noida.

The online studies will continue till November 8 or if notified otherwise by the deadline.

Meanwhile, a restriction have been imposed on the outdoor activities in schools such as sports.

First published on: Nov 04, 2022 08:53 AM IST

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