Delhi: According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), today’s Air Quality Index (AQI) is in the category of 372 (very poor). The pictures are of India Gate-Kartavya Path, and Ashok Nagar. pic.twitter.com/pN9lORRpvp
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 5, 2022
The reason for the air quality going into the severe category was due to poor ventilation and low wind speed. Thereafter, Phase-III restrictions were implemented in the NCR as per the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Under this, activities related to construction and demolition have been banned with immediate effect. Non-polluting construction works including plumbing, interior designing, wiring, etc. are exempted from this ban.
The reason for the air quality going into the severe category was due to poor ventilation and low wind speed. Thereafter, Phase-III restrictions were implemented in the NCR as per the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Under this, activities related to construction and demolition have been banned with immediate effect. Non-polluting construction works including plumbing, interior designing, wiring, etc. are exempted from this ban.
The Meteorological Department says that there will be a further drop in the temperature in the coming days. In such a situation, it is being estimated that the air quality is not expected to improve as the winter progresses. According to the data from the Central Pollution Control Board today (Monday), at around 7 am on December 5, the air quality i.e. Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi’s Anand Vihar, UP’s Noida, Haryana’s Gurugram and Faridabad is 350. registered across.