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NEW DELHI: Delhi continued to reel nether a terrible aerial contamination situation connected Sunday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded astatine 439 astatine 7 am, according to information from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).The concern worsened overnight, with the AQI astatine 432 astatine 10 p.m. connected Saturday, remaining successful the ‘severe’ category, earlier deteriorating further by aboriginal Sunday. The persistent smog has raised superior wellness concerns, peculiarly for children, the elderly, and those with respiratory oregon cardiovascular conditions.Several parts of the metropolis recorded alarmingly precocious contamination levels, highlighting the wide quality of the crisis.
Anand Vihar registered an AQI of 489, Ashok Vihar 463, Bawana 467, Chandni Chowk 464, Dwarka Sector 8 469, ITO 448, Narela 412, Punjabi Bagh 476, RK Puram 467, and Wazirpur 478. All these areas fell successful the ‘severe’ category, indicating highly mediocre aerial prime and heightened wellness risks for residents.
As per AQI classification, a speechmaking betwixt 0 and 50 is 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor' and 401 to 500 'severe'.
Visibility crossed Delhi remained mediocre arsenic acold question conditions persisted, with dense fog blanketing ample parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that portion mean fog was observed astatine respective locations, dense fog was recorded astatine isolated spots during the greeting hours. Minimum temperatures connected Sunday ranged betwixt 5°C and 7°C, remaining 1.6°C to 3°C beneath normal. In effect to the worsening aerial quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) reinstated Stage-IV measures nether the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) crossed Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) connected Saturday."Keeping successful presumption the prevailing inclination of aerial prime and applicable factors and successful an effort to forestall further deterioration of aerial prime successful the region, the CAQM Sub-Committee connected GRAP unanimously decides to invoke each actions arsenic envisaged nether Stage-IV of the extant GRAP - 'Severe+' Air Quality (DELHI AQI > 450), with contiguous effect, successful the full NCR, arsenic a proactive measure. This is successful summation to the actions nether Stages I, II & III of the extant GRAP already successful unit successful NCR," the bid from the CAQM read.The bid further added, "NCR Pollution Control Boards and different agencies acrophobic person been asked to escalate the preventive measures to forestall further deterioration of aerial prime successful the region."Amid persistent terrible pollution, acold wave, and dense fog, authorities person urged residents to bounds outdoor activities, adhere to wellness advisories, and instrumentality precautions against the hazardous aerial quality.(With bureau inputs)
