Apocalyptic Haze Engulfs Delhi-NCR: AQI Touches 999 in Anand Vihar; Noida Breaches 450-Mark
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Apocalyptic Haze Engulfs Delhi-NCR: AQI Touches 999 in Anand Vihar; Noida Breaches 450-Mark

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The haze in the Thursday sky was so thick that it resembled the aftermath of an apocalypse. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES ON DELHI POLLUTION HERE Weather agency aqicn.org measured the air quality index in Delhi’s Anand Vihar at 999, while Noida’s Sector 62 logged 469. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said the city government will ban construction work in areas recording an air quality index above the 400-mark for five consecutive days. Unfavourable meteorological conditions and a cocktail of emissions from firecrackers and paddy straw burning, in addition to local sources of pollution, push the Delhi-NCR’s air quality to hazardous levels during winter. According to a numerical model-based system developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune, vehicular emissions and stubble burning currently stand as the two major contributors to the city’s air quality.

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