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  • Air high quality stays in ‘serious’ class in Delhi 

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: A thick layer of smog persisted to hide Delhi on Saturday as the full air high quality remained within the “serious” class at 408, officers mentioned.

    In line with the Central Air pollution Regulate Board (CPCB) information, 24 of the 37 tracking stations recorded the AQI within the ‘serious’ class round 11 am.

    Alternatively, some spaces the place the AQI progressed quite from “serious” to “very deficient” class had been Anand Vihar (394), Mathura Street (381), Dilshad Lawn (278), ITO (396), Lodhi Street (371), Punjabi Bagh (357) and Pusa (385).

    An AQI of above 400 is regarded as “serious” which will have an effect on wholesome other folks and critically affect the ones with current sicknesses.

    Spaces that recorded “serious” AQI are Alipur (434), Ashok Vihar (425), Bawana (450), Jahangirpuri (444), Mundka (434), Narela (452), Nehru Nagar (422), Patparganj (420), Rohini (437), Sonia Vihar (446), Vivek Vihar (426) and Wazirpur (432).

    In line with the CPCB information, the AQI persisted to stay within the “very deficient” class in Ghaziabad (350), Noida (369), Larger Noida (333), Gurugram (356) and Faridabad (350).

    An AQI between 0 and 50 is regarded as “just right”, 51 and 100 “enough”, 101 and 200 “average”, 201 and 300 “deficient”, 301 and 400 “very deficient”, and 401 and 500 “serious”.

    In line with the International Well being Group, a 24-hour moderate PM2.5 focus of as much as 15 microgram consistent with cubic metre is regarded as protected.

    Alarmed via hazardous air pollution ranges in Delhi, Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal has mentioned number one faculties could be closed from Saturday in a bid to offer protection to youngsters.

    However, the overall level of Graded Reaction Motion Plan, together with a ban on non-BS VI diesel-run gentle motor cars has additionally been enforced.

    The access of vehicles instead of electrical and CNG ones in Delhi is banned too. The ones sporting crucial commodities are exempted.

    NEW DELHI: A thick layer of smog persisted to hide Delhi on Saturday as the full air high quality remained within the “serious” class at 408, officers mentioned.

    In line with the Central Air pollution Regulate Board (CPCB) information, 24 of the 37 tracking stations recorded the AQI within the ‘serious’ class round 11 am.

    Alternatively, some spaces the place the AQI progressed quite from “serious” to “very deficient” class had been Anand Vihar (394), Mathura Street (381), Dilshad Lawn (278), ITO (396), Lodhi Street (371), Punjabi Bagh (357) and Pusa (385).

    An AQI of above 400 is regarded as “serious” which will have an effect on wholesome other folks and critically affect the ones with current sicknesses.

    Spaces that recorded “serious” AQI are Alipur (434), Ashok Vihar (425), Bawana (450), Jahangirpuri (444), Mundka (434), Narela (452), Nehru Nagar (422), Patparganj (420), Rohini (437), Sonia Vihar (446), Vivek Vihar (426) and Wazirpur (432).

    In line with the CPCB information, the AQI persisted to stay within the “very deficient” class in Ghaziabad (350), Noida (369), Larger Noida (333), Gurugram (356) and Faridabad (350).

    An AQI between 0 and 50 is regarded as “just right”, 51 and 100 “enough”, 101 and 200 “average”, 201 and 300 “deficient”, 301 and 400 “very deficient”, and 401 and 500 “serious”.

    In line with the International Well being Group, a 24-hour moderate PM2.5 focus of as much as 15 microgram consistent with cubic metre is regarded as protected.

    Alarmed via hazardous air pollution ranges in Delhi, Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal has mentioned number one faculties could be closed from Saturday in a bid to offer protection to youngsters.

    However, the overall level of Graded Reaction Motion Plan, together with a ban on non-BS VI diesel-run gentle motor cars has additionally been enforced.

    The access of vehicles instead of electrical and CNG ones in Delhi is banned too. The ones sporting crucial commodities are exempted.

  • Many puts in Punjab, Haryana document ‘deficient’ to ‘very deficient’ air high quality

    Via PTI

    CHANDIGARH: After Diwali, a number of portions of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday morning recorded air high quality within the ‘deficient’ and ‘very deficient’ classes.

    Gurugram in Haryana and Ludhiana in Punjab reported their respective air high quality index (AQI) at 313 and 269 at 10:10 am, in keeping with the Central Air pollution Regulate Board’s (CPCB) information.

    Amongst different districts, Faridabad, Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani, Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Sonipat, Jind, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, and Panipat reported their AQI at 311, 301, 291, 241, 279, 214, 296, 211, 276 and 192 respectively.

    In Punjab, Amritsar, Mandi Gobindgarh, Patiala, Jalandhar and Khanna the AQI used to be recorded at 249, 208, 225, 260 and 212 respectively — all within the ‘deficient’ class.

    An AQI between 0 and 50 is thought of as ‘excellent’, 51 and 100 ‘sufficient’, 101 and 200 ‘average’, 201 and 300 ‘deficient’, 301 and 400 ‘very deficient’, and 401 and 500 ‘serious’.

    The AQI within the Union Territory of Chandigarh, the joint capital of the 2 states, used to be recorded at 178.

    The Punjab executive had allowed a window of 2 hours from 8 pm until 10 pm for bursting firecrackers on Diwali whilst the Haryana executive had allowed simplest inexperienced crackers within the state.

    Farm fires additionally endured at many puts in Punjab and Haryana.

    Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is among the causes at the back of the alarming spike in air air pollution ranges within the nationwide capital in October and November.

    Because the window for Rabi crop wheat may be very quick after paddy harvest, farmers set their fields on fireplace to temporarily transparent off the crop residue.

    CHANDIGARH: After Diwali, a number of portions of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday morning recorded air high quality within the ‘deficient’ and ‘very deficient’ classes.

    Gurugram in Haryana and Ludhiana in Punjab reported their respective air high quality index (AQI) at 313 and 269 at 10:10 am, in keeping with the Central Air pollution Regulate Board’s (CPCB) information.

    Amongst different districts, Faridabad, Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani, Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Sonipat, Jind, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, and Panipat reported their AQI at 311, 301, 291, 241, 279, 214, 296, 211, 276 and 192 respectively.

    In Punjab, Amritsar, Mandi Gobindgarh, Patiala, Jalandhar and Khanna the AQI used to be recorded at 249, 208, 225, 260 and 212 respectively — all within the ‘deficient’ class.

    An AQI between 0 and 50 is thought of as ‘excellent’, 51 and 100 ‘sufficient’, 101 and 200 ‘average’, 201 and 300 ‘deficient’, 301 and 400 ‘very deficient’, and 401 and 500 ‘serious’.

    The AQI within the Union Territory of Chandigarh, the joint capital of the 2 states, used to be recorded at 178.

    The Punjab executive had allowed a window of 2 hours from 8 pm until 10 pm for bursting firecrackers on Diwali whilst the Haryana executive had allowed simplest inexperienced crackers within the state.

    Farm fires additionally endured at many puts in Punjab and Haryana.

    Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is among the causes at the back of the alarming spike in air air pollution ranges within the nationwide capital in October and November.

    Because the window for Rabi crop wheat may be very quick after paddy harvest, farmers set their fields on fireplace to temporarily transparent off the crop residue.