As Delhi air quality dips, Nasa map shows several fire spots over Punjab, Haryana
India TodayA map by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Monday showed several fire spots over Punjab and Haryana even as the air quality in Delhi continues to dip. Interestingly, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research has claimed that 40 per cent of air pollution in Delhi is due to farm fires in North-Western states like Punjab and Haryana. The air quality in Delhi and its neighbouring areas remained 'very poor' on Monday morning, with stubble burning contributing to Delhi's pollution and negating the effect of better ventilation, according to a government forecasting agency. The Punjab government on Sunday claimed that the state's air quality index fared a lot better than that of neighbouring Haryana and Delhi.