On Tuesday morning, the air quality in New Delhi was “very poor”, and weathermen predicted cloudy skies for the rest of the day.
According to data from the Central Pollution Control Commission, the hourly air quality index (AQI) at 7 am is 276, which is in the “poor” category. On Monday, the average 24-hour AQI was at the low end of the “very poor” category, at 311.
The Air Quality and Weather Forecast Research System (SAFAR) of the Air Quality Monitoring Center of the Ministry of Earth Sciences said that air quality has improved significantly since Monday due to fewer fires and strong winds from the northwest. Pollutants. “If the number of fires does not increase, these winds may continue tomorrow and will also lead to further improvement in air quality into the’poor’ category. Local surface winds are relatively high today and tomorrow, which will increase the spread. Therefore, the air in the next two days The quality may be improved to the lower limit of’poor’ or’very poor’…the effective number of fires is 909, which accounts for a very low percentage of Delhi’s PM2.5,” SAFAR said. In terms of weather, the lowest temperature on Tuesday may be 11 degrees Celsius, while mercury may be as high as 26 degrees Celsius.
The lowest temperature on Monday is 11 degrees Celsius and the highest temperature is 27 degrees Celsius.
News Source : Hindustan Times
