Tag: Air Pollution

The AQI in Balasore pipped the National Capital, Delhi which is notorious for its hazardous air quality.

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Anand Vihar entered the "very poor" category with PM 2.5 at 336 and PM 10 at 320 while the CO reached at 100 while NO2 was at 94, both in "satisfactory" levels, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at 6 p.m.

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In the national Capital, the Anand Vihar area entered in the ‘very poor' category with PM 2.5 at 318 and PM 10 at 272, in ‘poor’ category, while CO reached 48, in ‘good’ levels while NO2 was at 55, in ‘satisfactory’ levels, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at 6 p.m.

In the national capital, the Anand Vihar station recorded the air in the 'very poor' category with PM 2.5 at 342 and PM 10 at 301, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

However, in the national capital, the Anand Vihar station entered in the ‘very poor' category with PM 2.5 at 305 and PM 10 at 261, in poor category, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 339 at 9 am, improving from 405 at 4 pm on Friday. The 24-hour average AQI, recorded at 4 pm everyday, stood at 419 on Thursday. It was 401 on Wednesday, 397 on Tuesday, 358 on Monday, 218 on Sunday, 220 on Saturday and 279 on Friday.

At the Dwarka sector-8 station, the PM 2.5 reached 469 and PM 10 was at 470, in the "severe" category, while CO was at 134, in "moderate" levels.

The overall Air Quality Index on Friday morning was at 398, in the ‘very poor’ category, according to data from the SAFAR.

Amid severe rise in air pollution levels in the national capital, the Delhi government has announced early winter break in schools.

On Sunday, the Delhi government had announced that the primary schools will remain closed till November 10 and the students of Class 6 to 12 were given the option of shifting to online mode. 

The rise in pollution choking Delhi, the Supreme Court has pulled up Haryana and Punjab Government over stubble or crop residue burning. The Apex Court stressed that the situation can’t be politicized and equalized the choking air quality with “murder of people’s health.”

As for the Board classes, the HoSs shall have the option either to conduct the same online or call the students to schools for physical classes.

The odd-even scheme permits cars to operate on alternate days based on their odd or even number plates.