 Summary of this article
- Delhi’s air quality plunged into the ‘severe’ category again, with the city recording an average AQI of 392 and several hotspots crossing 400.
- The Supreme Court has directed schools in Delhi–NCR to defer sports competitions scheduled for November and December due to health risks to children.
The capital city of New Delhi was engulfed in a thick blanket of smog as the Air Quality Index (AQI) touched the ‘severe’ category. With the real time AQI on November 20 reaching up to 400, the average AQI in Delhi on Wednesday was at 392.
According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's AQI was recorded at 398 at 11 am, with temperature at 12.8 degrees celsius and low wind speed.
As per SwissIQAir, the AQI was in ‘hazardous’ category, reaching 491, making it the most polluted city in the world.
The plummeting AQI has once again choked Delhi and the neighbouring satellite areas, with it hovering over ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ category for weeks at end.
Delhi Pollution Alert: Air Quality Hits 386 in ‘Very Poor’ Category, 16 Stations Record ‘Severe’ Levels
BY Anjali Rawat (Avi) |
