On Saturday, Delhi's air quality improved somewhat, moving from the'severe' to the'very bad' category, with an overall AQI of 368. At 6 a.m., data from the pollution CONTROL BOARD' target='_blank' title='central pollution control board-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>central pollution control board (CPCB) indicated that the air quality in the Lodhi Road area was 349, the AQI at the jawaharlal nehru Stadium was 366, and the air quality in the anand vihar region was hanging at 388.

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMD) in New delhi forecasts moderate fog in the morning, with a minimum temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a maximum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, with a very low chance of rain. An AQI of 0-50 is regarded acceptable, 51-100 fair, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 extremely poor, 401-450 severe, and over 450 severe-plus.

Following an improvement in air quality, the Commission for air Quality Management in the National capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) relaxed pollution limitations under stage-III GRAP measures across the National capital Region (NCR) on november 28. When the AQI reached hazardous levels on november 2, Stage-III GRAP actions were initiated.

Non-essential building activity were prohibited throughout the Delhi-NCR region as part of these restrictions. Furthermore, older, more polluting cars, notably BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers, were prohibited in crucial areas like as delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and gautam Budh Nagar.


 
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02/12/2023 08:17 AM