GHAZIABAD/NOIDA: The overall air quality in the region remained around the ‘very poor’ category on Saturday, while it dropped several degrees in Noida. Greater Noida To settle on points 355 and 335.
On Friday, there was light rain in both the cities and the AQI had gone up to 312 (‘poor’) in Noida and 262 (‘poor’) in Greater Noida a day earlier. Central Pollution Control Board figures.
However, the air quality in Ghaziabad showed marginal improvement on Saturday and the AQI came down to 327 points from 342 recorded a day earlier. Barring its Loni pollution monitoring station, three other centers in the city recorded an AQI in the ‘poor’ category – 201 to 300 on a scale of 500 – around 7 pm, indicating an improvement in overall air quality.
The AQI was recorded at 297 at Vasundhara station, 269 at Indirapuram and 264 at Sanjay Nagar. The Loni center recorded an AQI of 378 (‘Very Poor’ category) during the same period.
Meanwhile, the Knowledge Park-3 station in Greater Noida recorded an AQI of 285, which is in the ‘poor’ category at 7 pm, while it was 326 at its Knowledge Park-5 centre.
During the same period, Noida’s Sector 125 and Sector 1 stations recorded AQIs of 282 and 292 in the ‘poor’ category. Its Sector 116 station recorded an AQI of 341, while the Sector 62 station remained the most polluted with an AQI of 421, which falls in the ‘severe’ category.
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the wind speed is likely to remain low for the next three days leading to reduced ventilation and deterioration in air quality but it will remain in the ‘very poor’ category. , Experts said that the present partly cloudy sky and low mixed layer height are preventing efficient dispersal of pollutants. There is a possibility of increasing wind speed and dispersal of pollutants from December 7, he said.
Weekend rains can bring relief in Delhi
Meanwhile, the air quality in the capital also remained poor but in the “very poor” category, though weather monitoring agencies expect no major improvement in the next two days.
According to the Meteorological Department, the city may witness light rain on Sunday night and Monday morning, which may not affect the air quality much, but the mercury will start coming down and the day will be cloudy with fog in the morning. The air quality in the city had slipped from “very poor” to “severe” level for the past one month.
On Saturday, Delhi saw an AQI reading of 362 as against 346 a day earlier.
On Friday, there was light rain in both the cities and the AQI had gone up to 312 (‘poor’) in Noida and 262 (‘poor’) in Greater Noida a day earlier. Central Pollution Control Board figures.
However, the air quality in Ghaziabad showed marginal improvement on Saturday and the AQI came down to 327 points from 342 recorded a day earlier. Barring its Loni pollution monitoring station, three other centers in the city recorded an AQI in the ‘poor’ category – 201 to 300 on a scale of 500 – around 7 pm, indicating an improvement in overall air quality.
The AQI was recorded at 297 at Vasundhara station, 269 at Indirapuram and 264 at Sanjay Nagar. The Loni center recorded an AQI of 378 (‘Very Poor’ category) during the same period.
Meanwhile, the Knowledge Park-3 station in Greater Noida recorded an AQI of 285, which is in the ‘poor’ category at 7 pm, while it was 326 at its Knowledge Park-5 centre.
During the same period, Noida’s Sector 125 and Sector 1 stations recorded AQIs of 282 and 292 in the ‘poor’ category. Its Sector 116 station recorded an AQI of 341, while the Sector 62 station remained the most polluted with an AQI of 421, which falls in the ‘severe’ category.
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the wind speed is likely to remain low for the next three days leading to reduced ventilation and deterioration in air quality but it will remain in the ‘very poor’ category. , Experts said that the present partly cloudy sky and low mixed layer height are preventing efficient dispersal of pollutants. There is a possibility of increasing wind speed and dispersal of pollutants from December 7, he said.
Weekend rains can bring relief in Delhi
Meanwhile, the air quality in the capital also remained poor but in the “very poor” category, though weather monitoring agencies expect no major improvement in the next two days.
According to the Meteorological Department, the city may witness light rain on Sunday night and Monday morning, which may not affect the air quality much, but the mercury will start coming down and the day will be cloudy with fog in the morning. The air quality in the city had slipped from “very poor” to “severe” level for the past one month.
On Saturday, Delhi saw an AQI reading of 362 as against 346 a day earlier.
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