Delhi air pollution: AQI is'very poor' for the fifteenth day; smog makes it difficult to see in the NCR

Delhi air pollution: In the morning, vision was hampered by the haze, shallow to moderate fog, and mist.

Today's Delhi AQI: Visibility was severely reduced Wednesday morning as a thick layer of pollution engulfed Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, and other areas of the National Capital Region (NCR). The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reports that the air quality index (AQI) is still classified as "very poor."

According to CPCB data, around 5 a.m. on Wednesday, the average AQI in Anand Vihar, Delhi, was 393.

The primary pollutant in Delhi was PM2.5, and the AQI was 1133 (hazardous), according to live ratings from the Swiss organization IQAir.

There was less visibility in the morning due to the pollution, shallow to moderate fog, and mist. Experts predict that the foggy conditions will continue into the evening and night, which will further impair vision and raise health concerns for locals, particularly those who have respiratory ailments.

Since October 30, when it was reported at 307, the AQI has been in the "very poor" category.

Delhi's increased air pollution is frequently attributed to stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana following the paddy crop's harvest in October and November.

The air quality on Tuesday was classified as "very poor" in Chandigarh and "poor" in numerous areas of Punjab and Haryana. According to data, Punjab saw 83 new farm fires, bringing the total to 7,112.

The CPCB's Sameer app, which offers hourly data, shows that the AQI in Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, was 349 at 9 p.m. AQIs in Punjab were 269 in Mandi Gobindgarh, 245 in Patiala, 233 in Ludhiana, 212 in Jalandhar, and 200 in Rupnagar.

The AQIs in Haryana were as follows: 240 in Sonipat, 236 in Bahadurgarh, 217 in Kurukshetra, 205 in Gurugram, 202 in Yamunanagar, 291 in Kaithal, 272 in Jind, and 267 in Panchkula.

"Good" is defined as having an AQI between zero and fifty, "satisfactory" as between fifty and one hundred, "moderate" as between 101 and 200, "poor" as between 201 and 300, "very poor" as between 301 and 400, "severe" as between 401 and 450, and "severe plus" as beyond 450.

Jagdeeep Dhankhar is forced to cancel the global meet in Ludhiana due to the "poor" AQI.
Due to bad visibility on Tuesday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's jet was unable to land at the Halwara airport, preventing him from attending a meeting in Ludianan.

Jagdeep Dhankhar was scheduled to attend the Punjab Agricultural University's international conference on "Transforming Agrifood Systems in the Face of Climate Changes and Energy Transitions." Before traveling to Madhya Pradesh to participate in another event, his plane touched down at the Amritsar airport.

According to Amritsar deputy commissioner Sakshi Sahwney, the vice president spent forty minutes at the Amritsar airport after his jet touched down. Many areas of Punjab are covered in a thick layer of haze, and the air quality index is still classified as "poor" in many places.

However, Bhagwant Mann, the chief minister, and Gulab Chand Kataria, the governor of Punjab, attended the conference.