Air pollution in Delhi is deadly
NEW DELHI: The air quality index in Delhi went into a very bad category on Friday morning. The day after Diwali, Delhi became uninhabited. Delhi has witnessed a deadly situation this morning in violation of the ongoing ban on firing, making it difficult for people to leave their homes. Under the thick fog, the PM 2.5 level in Delhi has risen sharply in the last 24 hours, the highest in the last three years.
Environmentalists are worried that the air quality in Delhi will go from bad to very bad. The air quality index in Delhi was 382 at 4 pm yesterday, but today it has reached a very low level. This morning, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was 8 meters per cubic meter near the stadium. In most places, there are 451 air quality indicators. The air quality on the public roads is very deadly. There is a PM concentration of 655.07. In the neighboring city of Faridabad, there are 494 air quality standards, 442 in Ghaziabad, 423 in Gurgaon and 431 in Naida. “If this continues, the situation will be very serious and there will be problems with breathing.” It is best to keep the AQI (air quality index) between zero and 50. Satisfaction between 51 and 100, moderate to high between 101 and 200, poor between 201 and 300, poor between 301 and 400 and fatal from 401 to 500, experts said. As the situation worsens, the government is expected to take action.
