Delhi's Air In "Hazardous" Category Morning After Diwali Celebrations
NDTV
The concentrations of Pollution Meter (PM) 2.5 stood at 999 at Jawaharlal Nehry stadium in the city on Friday morning.
From "severe" last night, the air quality in the national capital has slipped into the ''hazardous'' category this morning, following the festival of Diwali.
Continuing its upward trend, the city's air quality index, which stood at 382 at 4 pm yesterday, entered the severe zone around 8 pm as low temperature and wind speed allowed the accumulation of pollutants.
The concentrations of Pollution Meter (PM) 2.5 stood at 999 at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in the city on Friday morning. The number 999 is the upper limit of Delhi's pollution meters and the reading could mean the actual value may be higher.
The neighbouring cities of Faridabad (424), Ghaziabad (442), Gurgaon (423) and Noida (431) also recorded 'severe' air quality with cracker bursting peaking after 9 pm.