Delhi braces for rising temperatures, worsening air quality
IMD forecasts indicate that temperatures are set to rise further in the coming days, potentially reaching 40 degree Celsius in the upcoming week.
IMD forecasts indicate that temperatures are set to rise further in the coming days, potentially reaching 40 degree Celsius in the upcoming week.
Delhi recorded its lowest Air Quality Index (AQI) of the year on Friday, with an average AQI of 121, according to the daily AQI Bulletin released by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
Delhi is experiencing a rise in temperature, with the maximum temperature expected to reach 27.5°C and the minimum at 10.7°C. The sky will remain clear with no chances of drizzle.
Delhi was shrouded in dense fog as a cold wave gripped the city on Saturday morning. As the harsh winter continued many homeless people were seen staying at night shelters.
The air quality in the national capital plummeted to the ‘severe’ category, with an average AQI of 401 recorded at 7 a.m. on Tuesday despite a spell of light rain
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the states falling in the National Capital Region to constitute teams of officials from police and revenue departments to ensure strict enforcing of the measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to combat and curb air-pollution in the national capital.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in India's capital, Delhi, has plummeted to hazardous levels, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 448 at 7 A.M. on Thursday.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) daily AQI bulletin, Delhi's index value on Tuesday at 4 pm was 433, based on the average of the past 24 hours.
In a bid to bolster the steps to particularly combat the generally adverse air quality scenario in winter months in Delhi-NCR, Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for NCR and adjoining areas has revised its anti- pollution Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), an official statement said here on Saturday.
Delhi witnessed a slight improvement in its air quality on Saturday, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) entering the 'moderate' category.