Thick smog shrouds New Delhi after Diwali firecrackers add to seasonal pollution
- New Delhi experienced dense smog after Diwali, with the city’s AQI reaching 366, classified as “very poor.”
- The Central Pollution Control Board reported that ITO recorded an AQI of 406, while several stations recorded pollution in the “severe” category.
- The Commission for Air Quality Management imposed Stage III restrictions across Delhi-NCR, including limits on construction, some vehicles, and in-person primary schooling.
- More than 20 monitoring stations were not reporting during peak pollution hours, raising concerns about the reliability and transparency of air-quality data.
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The capital of India, New Delhi, was enveloping, Thursday, in a dense and toxic cloud, amplifying an environmental crisis that suffocates the city as of November 2, transmits the press agency EFE, quoted by Agerpres. According to...
New Delhi, India's capital city continued to be engulfed on Thursday in a dense and toxic cloud, with air quality over an uninterrupted week "very weak", an environmental crisis that has suffocated the city since 2 November, broadcasts the EFE news agency, quoted by Agerpres. On the last official update, made on Wednesday at local time 10:05 a.m. ...
New Delhi, Nov 12 (EFE).- New Delhi is still mired in a dense toxic cloud and already accumulates more than a week uninterrupted with a "very bad" air quality, an environmental crisis suffocating the Indian capital since last November 2. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB, by [...] The entry A toxic fog smothers New Delhi after more than a week of "very bad" air was first published in HolaNews.
Since this week, a thick layer of white smog has once again settled over the Indian capital, New Delhi. It is an annual phenomenon. When it gets colder, the air quality in many North Indian cities plunges deep into the red. As a result, residents are increasingly struggling with respiratory complaints, irritated eyes, and migraines. Pulmonologist Nikhil Modi sees many of these types of complaints in his clinic, and often even worse. The doctor …
Delhi's Missing Diwali-Night Pollution Data Released: PM2.5 Crosses 3,700; Politicians Cling to Superstition
Delhi's previously missing Diwali-night pollution data, released by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, has revealed a staggering PM2.5 concentration of 3,744 µg/m³ at Mundka, with 11 monitoring stations recording levels above 2,000 µg/m³.
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