Light rain likely in Delhi, minimum temperature recorded at 27.2 degree Celsius

according to a IMD Officially, “Tuesday will be generally cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle. The maximum temperature of the day is likely to be around 35 degree Celsius. Two degrees above the weather average on Monday.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, Central Delhi received heavy to light rain, bringing much respite from the hot and humid weather conditions as Lutens’ Delhi and areas like Barakhamba Road, Connaught Place and Mathura saw heavy to light rain. Road, also heavy traffic jam in some areas.

Air pollution level in India:

According to a report published last week by the US-based research organization Health Effects Institute (HEI), India is not only home to 18 of the 20 cities that have seen the most severe increase in particulate matter pollutants (PM2.5) since 2010. As of 2019, its national capital Delhi has the highest average level of fine PM 2.5 among the world’s most populous cities.

comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution And global health impacts for more than 7,000 cities released on Wednesday noted that among the 20 cities with the highest PM2.5 exposure, residents of cities in India, Nigeria, Peru and Bangladesh have PM2.5 levels several times higher. . global average. The analysis used data from 2010 to 2019 and focused on the two most harmful pollutants; Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). “Out of 7,239 cities, India is home to 18 of the 20 cities with the highest increase in PM2.5 pollution from 2010 to 2019. The other two cities are in Indonesia,” the study authors said, according to the news agency. PTI report good.

(with inputs from PTI)

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