Rain lifts city’s air quality to ‘good’ category
The Hindu
Contribution of stubble burning in neighbouring States to PM2.5 — a chief pollutant — in Delhi was estimated to fall to 1% on Monday,
The air quality of the city improved substantially to “good” category on Monday from “poor” levels on Saturday and Sunday, following rain over the last two days, as per official data.
The contribution of stubble burning in neighbouring States to PM2.5 — a chief pollutant — in Delhi was estimated to have fallen to 1% on Monday, down from 14% on Saturday, according to government-run monitoring agency — System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).
Also, the number of fire counts in the region fell to 170 on Monday from 1,572 on Saturday, as per SAFAR.
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