Delhi: AQI rises to 208, CAQM invokes GRAP-1 measures
The decision was taken after reviewing the air quality scenario in the NCR as well as India Meteorological Department (IMD)/Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) forecast
The decision was taken after reviewing the air quality scenario in the NCR as well as India Meteorological Department (IMD)/Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) forecast
The strong winds that have been blowing for the past several days have had a positive impact on the air quality in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).
According to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), the city's AQI levels may hover between 'poor' to 'moderate' categories in the days to come.
The CAQM, in view of the forecasts for meteorological conditions and air quality index made available by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), respectively, has taken a call on the preventive, restrictive measures under stage II of GRAP, invoked in the entire NCR on October 19 last year.
Given the fact that his own party — the BJP — governs Delhi under a “triple-engine sarkar” (central government, state, and municipal corporations) in the party's parlance the CM’s remarks naturally drew interest as well as buzz.
For more than a decade now, Delhi has lived with the strange normalcy of poisoned air.
The national capital woke up to a blanket of toxic smog on Saturday morning, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) hitting 333 at 7 am in the "very poor" category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Climate Trends’ air-pollution and health expert Dr. Palak Balyan warns that air pollution is “a pandemic as severe as COVID at its peak,” adding that if cities like Beijing and London could reverse extreme air pollution, Delhi too has hope and can improve its air quality.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), westerly winds prevailed in the past 24 hours over Delhi with wind speeds gusting up to 15 kmph. Experts noted these winds enabled the dispersion of pollutants slightly.
At 4 pm on Monday, the 24-hour rolling average air quality index (AQI) for Delhi stood at 304, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
