US EditionDelhi air quality at 'hazardous' levels after Diwali fireworks
Despite green firecrackers, Delhi's air quality index surged to severe levels, with PM2.5 concentrations reaching over 15 times the World Health Organization's safe limit, officials said.
- Dense smog has covered Delhi, with Air Quality Index levels exceeding 400 after Diwali celebrations, according to the Central Pollution Control Board .
- The AQI at India Gate was reported at 342, marking it as 'Severe', while locations like Jahangirpuri experienced hazardous AQI levels of 408, as noted in the reports.
- GRAP Stage II measures have been implemented in response to the deteriorating air quality in Delhi, following the pollution spike post-Diwali.
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Indian Capital's Air Quality Falls to ‘Hazardous’ Level from Diwali Fireworks
According to a Swiss manufacturer of air quality equipment called IQAir, the air quality in India’s capital of New Delhi degraded to “hazardous” levels on Tuesday, due in part to the large quantity of fireworks detonated during the holiday festival of Diwali. The post Indian Capital’s Air Quality Falls to ‘Hazardous’ Level from Diwali Fireworks appeared first on Breitbart.
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Delhi's Air Quality Crisis: Firecrackers, Politics, and Pollution In the aftermath of Diwali celebrations, Delhi's air quality plummeted to alarming levels as residents defied Supreme Court-mandated times for bursting firecrackers, leading to record pollution levels not seen since 2021. The city's PM2.5 levels soared to 488 micrograms per cubic meter, significantly surpassing the pre-Diwali levels of 156.6.The worsening air quality sparked polit…
India's capital, New Delhi, was covered on Tuesday with a thick chape of toxic pollution after a night of fireworks fired at Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
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