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Delhi became a gas chamber due to pollution, AQI reached 500, know how difficult the next 5 days will be.

 


New Delhi: The level of pollution in Delhi has become very serious. The air quality i.e. AQI in Delhi-NCR has become dangerous. Despite the strong cold wind that has been blowing since Sunday, AQI has reached 500. By Monday evening, almost the whole of Delhi has turned into a gas chamber. AQI of most areas has reached 500 or close to 500. Highest AQI was recorded in Mundka area. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has implemented the fourth phase of the revised Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR from November 18. The Supreme Court has reprimanded the Central and state governments of Delhi and NCR for pollution reaching danger level.
The court has ordered the closure of schools up to class 12th and online classes. Meanwhile, India’s Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the next 5 days will be very difficult for North-West India including Delhi.

According to IMD, dense to very dense fog is likely to continue in parts of northwest India during night and morning hours during the next 5 days. Cold winds will also blow during this period. In such a situation, the problems of the people of Delhi-NCR will increase due to suffocating pollution on one side and smog along with cold winds on the other side.

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What is the AQI in which area of ​​Delhi at 5 pm?
37% of the pollution in Delhi is caused by stubble burning in Delhi and surrounding states. At the same time, 12% of pollution is due to carbon emissions from vehicles. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), AQI 450+ was recorded at 19 locations in Delhi at 5 pm on Monday. AQI of Ashok Vihar 500, Bawana 500, Karni Singh Range 500, Dwarka 500, Jahangirpuri 500, Major Dhyanchand Stadium 500, Mundka 500, Najafgarh 500, Nehru Nagar 500, North Campus 500, Patparganj 500, 500 of Punjabi Bagh, Rohini’s AQI was 500, Sirifort’s 500, Wazirpur’s 500, Sonia Vihar’s 499, Mandir Marg’s 499, Okhla’s 499 and Anand Vihar’s AQI was 499. Apart from Delhi, AQI has reached close to 400 in many cities of Haryana.

How will the weather be in the next 5 days?
-IMD said that due to cyclonic circulation, there are chances of heavy to very heavy rains in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and different places during the next 24 hours. There will be foggy conditions in different areas of Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Also, there is a possibility of dense fog in different areas of Delhi, Chandigarh and West Bengal. During this period visibility can be up to 51-200 meters.

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-IMD said that light rain is expected in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala from 19 to 22 November. Light rain is also expected in parts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Manipur and Mizoram. Rain has been predicted in Tripura on 22 and 26 November.

Where will the cold winds blow and the fog remain?
-According to IMD, dense to dense fog is expected in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh for the next 5 days. Cold winds will blow in the morning and the weather will become colder in the evening.

-There is a possibility of dense fog in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal for 2 days. There is a forecast of fog in some parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and UP from 20 to 23 November.

-IMD said that the temperature in Maharashtra and Gujarat region will drop by 2 to 4 degrees in the next 5 days. There is a possibility of drop in temperature in the states of North-West and Eastern India also.

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GRAP-4 implemented in Delhi
To control pollution in Delhi, its level has been divided into 4 categories. Scales and measures have been decided for each level. This is called Graded Action Response Plan i.e. GRAP. GRAP-1: Poor (AQI 201-300), GRAP-2: Very poor (AQI 301-400), GRAP-3: Severe (AQI 401 to 450) and GRAP-4: Very severe (AQI more than 450) conditions. Is installed in.
GRAP-3 was in force in Delhi from 14 November. All restrictions of GRAP-4 have been imposed from today i.e. 18th November.

Pollution causes irritation in people’s eyes, headache
A survey by private agency Local Circle claimed that 69% of the families in Delhi-NCR are affected by pollution. This survey report released on Friday revealed that in 62% of the families in Delhi-NCR, at least 1 member has burning sensation in the eyes. At the same time, in 46% of the families, some member is suffering from cold or difficulty in breathing (nasal congestion) and in 31% of the families, one member is suffering from asthma.

21 thousand people took part in this survey. 31% of the respondents said that their family member suffers from headache. In 23% of families, one member has difficulty concentrating due to pollution. 15% said that any member in their family has difficulty in sleeping. At the same time, 15% said that they are planning to go out of Delhi in the month of pollution.

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