The air quality of the public capital weakened on Thursday and got comfortable the “severe” classification with the AQI timing at 419 at 8 am, even as the base temperature settled four steps over the season’s normal at 13.4 degrees Celsius.
As indicated by Ministry of Earth Science’s air quality screen SAFAR, the air quality is probably going to improve from Friday onwards because of better wind speed.
“From December 3 onwards, winds are relied upon to increment scattering toxins yet the AQI is probably going to stay in the ‘extremely poor’ class. Low blending layer stature is forestalling proficient scattering of contaminations,” SAFAR said in its warning.
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On Wednesday the city’s 24-hour normal Air Quality Index (AQI) read 370. It was 328 on Tuesday.
Adjoining NCR towns Faridabad (441) and Noida (404) likewise saw extreme air quality on Thursday morning. Nonetheless, the AQI in Ghaziabad (359), Greater Noida (381) and Gurugram (361) was in the “exceptionally poor” classification.
In the mean time, the climate office has conjecture light downpour on Thursday. “There will part of the way overcast sky with light downpour or sprinkle in the city on Thursday,” the India Meteorological Department said. PTI
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