Delhi pollution: stubble becomes the enemy! Delhi’s air turns ‘extremely bad’, AQI crosses 300

Political unrest has once again erupted in the country’s capital, Delhi, over pollution. Delhi Chief Minister Atish blamed neighboring countries for the pollution. Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini hit back at Atish’s accusations, saying Aam Aadmi Party was guilty of lying and blaming others for mistakes habits. However, if we talk about statistics, incidents of stubble burning have increased in Punjab-Haryana. Meanwhile, air pollution in Delhi is expected to increase significantly in the coming days, mainly due to incidents of stubble burning in neighboring states. Today, October 21, the air quality in the country’s capital Delhi remains in the very poor category.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi’s average air quality index was 307 at 8 am today, which falls in the very poor category. Apart from this, the AQI remained above 300 in many areas of Delhi.

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Let me tell you that straw burning contributed 1.7% to PM2.5 pollution on Sunday. However, total pollution levels are expected to increase by more than 1% to 2.8% by Monday, October 21. The situation is likely to worsen on Tuesday, with straw burning expected to contribute about 7% to PM2.5 concentrations in urban air. The deteriorating air quality has had a severe impact on Delhi’s AQI, which is likely to remain unchanged for the next few days after entering the ‘very poor’ category on Monday.

Although impacts from straw burning have increased, meteorological conditions are providing some relief. The ventilation index and gas mixing in the atmosphere is expected to increase with altitude, which theoretically helps pollutants spread more quickly. However, these improvements may not be enough to offset the large pollution load caused by straw burning.

Interestingly, winds were blowing mainly from the east – a pattern that historically helps reduce pollution from straw burning – but overall air quality worsened. This suggests that changes in wind direction, especially from the northwest, may send more smoke from agricultural fires into Delhi, further increasing pollution levels.

The air in NCR has also started to deteriorate.

• Faridabad-166
• Ghaziabad-256
• Greater Noida-128
• Gurugram-216
• Noida-247

How is air quality measured?

A place is considered “good” if its AQI is between 0 and 50, “satisfactory” if its AQI is between 51 and 100, and “satisfactory” if its AQI is between 101 and 200 , it is considered “satisfactory” If the AQI of a place is between 201 and 300, it is considered “moderate”. If the area’s AQI is considered “poor”. If the AQI is between 301 and 400, it is considered to be in the “very bad” category, and if the AQI is between 401 and 500, it is considered to be in the “severe” category. Air pollution can cause many diseases.