Delhi AQI Today: Ban on 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles, AQI crosses 567... be careful for the next two days

Delhi NCR air pollution news: From delhi to noida and Ghaziabad, the level of pollution has reached the poor category. On Tuesday, the air Quality Index i.e. AQI in Delhi was recorded at 318. While Jahangirpuri was recorded at 567. 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) is releasing data from time to time. 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) has 238 stations for pollution testing across the country. 

According to this, the AQI was in the poor category in 18 sub-centers including 291 in Hanumangarh, 289 in Bhiwani, 283 in Rohtak, and277 in Jind.

At the same time, Ghaziabad's air was the worst after delhi in NCR. 257 AQI was recorded here. Also, noida had 252, Gurugram 210, Greater noida 183, and faridabad had 165 AQI. Experts say that prolonged exposure to extremely bad air can cause respiratory diseases. Along with this, the second phase of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has come into effect. Experts said that meteorological conditions are unfavorable for the effective dispersion of pollutants. Calm winds are blowing during the night. In such a situation, the air quality is getting extremely bad due to additional emissions from sources like stubble burning.

According to CPCB, AQI remained in the very severe category in 10 areas including Shadipur, rk Puram, and Mundka.While AQI was recorded in the very poor category in 22 areasincluding Bawana, North Campus, andBurari. According to the indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), on Monday the wind blew from south-east to north-east direction. During this time the wind speed was six to ten kilometers per hour. On Tuesday, the wind is expected to blow from south-east to north-east directions. During this time the wind speed will be eight to ten kilometers per hour. On the other hand, on Wednesday the wind direction will change and the wind will blow from north to north-east direction. While on Thursday the wind is expected to blow from north-west to north-east direction. 

According to IITM, more than 500 incidents of stubble burning were recorded in North india on Monday. In such a situation, the share of stubble smoke in Delhi's air pollution was 2.881 percent. At the same time, the share of stubble smoke in the air can be 6.86 percent on Tuesday. According to the data of the Decision Support System (DSS), the smoke caused by burning garbage in the open in air pollution was 0.989 percent. While the share of pollution caused by traffic was only 9.953 percent.

The air Quality Management Commission held a meeting on Monday regarding the increasing pollution. In such a situation, the second phase of GRAP will come into effect from 8 am on Tuesday. It has recommended increasing vehicle parking charges. At the same time, increasing CNG/electric bus and metro services. Also, to avoid burning biomass in the open during winter, resident welfare associations will necessarily provide electric heaters to security personnel. On the other hand, there will be no ban on generators ranging from 62 kilowatts to 800 kilowatts that have been retrofitted by dual fuel or certified agencies. Till now this exemption was for generators of 125 kilowatts to 800 kilowatts.

That is, more generators that follow the rules will be able to operate this time. There will be no ban on dual-fuel diesel sets with a capacity of 19 kilowatts to 62 kilowatts. Generators of this range can be used for emergency services where there is no dual fuel and PNG infrastructure. Earlier, all generators of this range could be used for emergency services. Also, the restrictions of the first phase of GRAP will remain in force. It prohibits work on private construction and demolition projects with a plot data-size equal to or more than 500 square meters. Let us tell you that those works are banned whichare not registered on the state government portal for remote monitoring of dust mitigation measures. Along with taking punitive action against thermal power plants, there is a complete ban on the use of coal and firewood in tandoors in hotels, restaurants, and open eateries.

There is a feeling of mild cold in the morning and evening in Delhi. But, even now the heat is troubling due to rising temperatures during the day. On monday, the minimum temperature was recorded at around 16 degrees Celsius in many areas. At the same time, the maximum temperature of delhi as a whole was 34.7 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal.