US EditionDelhi's Air Quality Nears 'Severe' Mark, Thick Smog Lowers Visibility
Several Delhi areas recorded AQI above 400 due to smoke and fog, with visibility reduced and readings rising sharply from 218 to 377 in one day, officials said.
- On Sunday morning, Delhi's air quality slipped into the `very poor` category with AQI of 377 at 7 am, according to the SAMEER app, up from 233 on Saturday.
- The India Meteorological Department reported shallow fog and smoke reduced visibility across Delhi, while winter factors like stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana and emissions worsened air quality.
- In Wazirpur, the highest AQI was 432, while 15 monitoring stations including Burari, Chandni Chowk, Dwarka Sector-8, Mundka, and Pusa recorded severe levels above 400.
- The Air Quality Early Warning System forecast pollution will remain very poor until at least Tuesday, prompting authorities to enforce Stage 2 restrictions and a commercial goods vehicles ban, warning harm to healthy people.
- The Delhi government attempted cloud seeding earlier this week, spending Rs 34 crore, but IIT Kanpur Director Manindra Agrawal said low moisture made induced rain unlikely despite a 6%-10% pollution drop at 15 monitoring stations.
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Delhi's air quality again slipped into the very poor category on Sunday. Early morning fog and low wind speeds prevented dispersion of pollutants, pushing the air quality index above the severe level in many areas of the capital.
Delhi's Air Quality Nears 'Severe' Mark, Thick Smog Lowers Visibility
The national capital witnessed a sharp deterioration in air quality on Sunday morning, with pollution levels slipping deep into the 'very poor' category and touching 'severe' levels in several parts of Delhi-NCR.
Delhi air quality slips to very poor zone again, shallow fog drops visibility
Air quality in Delhi worsened sharply as the Air Quality Index was 373, which fell in the 'very poor' category on Sunday. Several areas recorded 'severe' air quality levels, with Wazirpur being the worst affected.
Delhi's air quality back in 'very poor' category, AQI in some areas over 400
With smoke and fog reducing visibility across the national capital, Delhi's air quality deteriorated on Sunday morning, slipping into the 'very poor' category with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 371 at 6 am compared to 218 a day earlier. Several areas in the national capital witnessed the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing the 'severe' mark, with readings beyond 400. According to SAMEER, which provides the hourly update of the National Air …
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