Delhi Pollution Level News: Pakistan is also increasing the problem of NCR, pollution in 9 areas of Delhi and the entire Ghaziabad in Red Zone

Even before the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAPE) is implemented, the air of Delhi-NCR has started stifling. Due to the continuous increase in incidents of stubble burning, nine areas of Delhi including Ghaziabad came into the Red Zone on Monday. In all these places, the air index crossed the 300 mark and reached a very poor category. Delhi’s air index also recorded the highest in the last eight months. Apart from this, the air of Kurukshetra and Panipat in Haryana and Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh also reached very poor category on Monday. The air quality level reached 332 on Delhi’s ITO on Tuesday. 

At the same time, according to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, cases of stubble burning are increasing rapidly in the border areas of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Pakistan. The highest number of cases of this season were reported on Sunday. On the other hand the wind speed is also running at just four kilometers per hour. Due to this the pollutants are freezing in the air and cannot fly. On Tuesday, a similar situation is expected. At the same time, there is forecast to reduce some of this pollution on Wednesday when the wind speed increases to eight to ten kilometers per hour. Delhi’s air index was 261 on Monday. This is the highest ever since 26 February. Then it was 274. PM 2.5 and PM-10 levels also recorded the highest of this season on Monday.

According to Safar India, PM-2.5 on Monday was 102 micrograms per cubic meter and PM-10 level was 210 micrograms per cubic meter. Air index of nine areas of East, Outer and Central Delhi also reached very poor category.

Delhi-NCR’s air index city air index category on Monday

• Delhi 261 medium
• Faridabad 224 Medium
• Ghaziabad 302 malfunctioning
• Greater Noida 292 Medium
• Gurugram 259 Medium
• Noida 274 Medium

Nine most polluted areas of Delhi area air index category on Monday

• Anand Vihar 307 Very Bad
• Bawana 306 Very Bad
• DTU 307 very bad
• ITO 313 very bad
• Patparganj 307 very bad
• Vivek Vihar 354 Very Bad
• Wazirpur 304 very bad
• Ashok Vihar 302 very bad
• Jahangirpuri 320 very bad

Bhurelal (Chairman, Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Authority (EPCA). Says that the burning of stubble is not coming to an end, it is natural to increase pollution. Grape will be implemented in Delhi-NCR from October 15. Restrictions will also be imposed at many levels in line with the level of the air index. In addition, some more strict decisions can be taken based on the report of the CPCB task force.