‘Zero sunlight’ hours recorded in Ludhiana since November 5 as farm fires continue to rage
Hindustan TimesAs the city has been shrouded by a thick blanket of smog it hasn’t seen zero sunshine hours since 5 November, according to the data collected by Punjab Agricultural University. “There is thick blanket of smog that covers the city and the region due which block the sunlight from coming down to the ground,” said Dr Sompal Singh, Department of Agricultural Meteorology, Punjab Agricultural University. Also if there was wind speed above 6 kmph the polluted air could move out but the air speed in the city over the last two weeks has been around and less than 2 kmph, which is called calm condition,” said Head of Department, Dr Pavneet Kingra. Dr Sompal said that paddy straw burning was the leading cause behind the pollution and as long as it continued the city may not be able to get any sunshine hours.
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