From Deccan Chronicle
Center Owned by Deccan Chronicle HoldingsDelhi's air quality remains 'very poor' at AQI 367; Alipur worst at 427
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Delhi’s air quality has approached a hazardous level, with the India Today report noting an AQI of 399 as smog blankets the National Capital Region amid a political row over farm fires. The Pioneer adds that the city’s AQI has been in the ‘very poor’ band for three consecutive days, recording a reading of 369 and causing twenty monitoring stations to fall into the ‘severe’ category, with PM2.5 identified as the main pollutant. Earlier related coverage from Greater Kashmir mentions smoke from orchard waste burning affecting air quality in south Kashmir, but does not provide further details on Delhi.
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Delhi's air quality deteriorated sharply on Thursday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 482 at 8.01 am, placing the national capital in the severe category as several parts of the city continued to record high levels of pollution. According to data from the Central Pollution Control…
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Delhi’s air has now sat in the ‘very poor’ band for a third straight day. The AQI stood at 369, and twenty monitoring stations slipped into ‘severe’. PM2.5, the fine particulate that travels deep into the lungs and on into the blood, was the main pollutant. What we have is a planning failure. No…
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Alipur records 'severe' air quality as minimum temperature settles at 16.4 degrees Celsius.
