Delhi AQI Today: Pollution is uncontrollable... beware of 'poisonous' smoke for the next two days, AQI crosses 400; people are falling sick

The air quality of the capital Delhi is continuously bad. Which got worse on Monday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) has crossed 400 in many areas. Which is a sign of a change in the severe category. This came to light after an increase in pollution levels was recorded on Sunday.

AQI crosses 400 in Delhi

According to the data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), many monitoring stations have recorded AQI levels above 400 at 8 am, including Anand Vihar- 434, Wazirpur- 414, Jahangirpuri- 413, Rohini- 409 and Punjabi Bagh 404.

Manoj Kumar, a local resident of Delhi, said that a lot of problems are occurring due to increasing pollution. We are having difficulty breathing. We are facing health problems. Children and the elderly should wear masks while going out.

Yamuna polluted, devotees will offer Arghya on artificial ghats.

Due to Yamuna being polluted, Chhath devotees will not be able to take a dip and offer Arghya. Most of the ghats have been surrounded by bamboo so that people cannot pollute it further. Artificial ghats have been constructed on the banks of Yamuna so that devotees can offer Arghya to the setting and rising sun.

During Covid, worship and fasting on the banks of Yamuna were prohibited. This time also there is a relaxation to fast on the banks of Yamuna, but devotees will not be able to offer Arghya by standing in the water of Yamuna on many ghats. Artificial reservoirs have been prepared on many ghats including ITO, Sur Vasudev. Pure water has been collected in it so that people can worship here.

This year, a ban has been imposed on celebrating this festival which is held every year in the Pushta of Sonia Vihar area. Gupta ji, who has been living in Sonia Vihar area since 1959, says that every year Chhath Puja is organized on this ghat, but this year Chhath Puja is not allowed to be organized due to the lack of an artificial cement ghat. In such a situation, people will be forced to worship at some other place.

This was the AQI yesterday.

On Sunday, the capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 382. Which is the highest AQI of this season. It increased by 66 indexes compared to Saturday. On Sunday morning, smog was seen covering the sky.

People are facing problems due to pollution.

Due to increasing pollution levels, people have started having irritation in the eyes and difficulty breathing. At the same time, AQI was recorded in the severe category in 14 areas, including Anand Vihar. Apart from this, AQI was above 300 in 20 areas, including Okhla Vihar. At the same time, the air in three areas was recorded in the poor category. After Delhi, Noida was the most polluted in NCR.

This much pollution was there in Delhi on November 1 and 2

After Diwali, improvement in air quality was recorded for the last two days. Because the weather conditions were favorable, the air of Delhi-NCR was not stifling after Diwali. Apart from this, due to the high speed of wind in the weather, pollutants were not accumulating in the air of Delhi-NCR. Where 339 AQI was recorded on November 1 and 316 on November 2, on the other hand, on November 2, the average contribution of stubble burning in the amount of PM 2.5 in Delhi was about 15 percent.

The air will remain in the very bad category till Wednesday.

According to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), on Sunday the winds blew from east to south-east direction. During this time the wind speed was 5 to 15 kilometers per hour. On Monday, the winds are expected to blow from south-east and east direction. During this time the wind will blow at 5 to 15 kilometers per hour. On Tuesday, the winds will blow from the southeast and east direction. The wind speed is expected to be 10 to 20 km per hour. On Wednesday, the wind will blow from the southeast and south. During this time, the wind speed will be 5 to 20 km per hour. At the same time, there is a possibility of light fog in the morning. In such a situation, the air will remain in the very bad category.