Air quality ‘severe’ for second day post-Deepavali
The Hindu
Contribution of stubble burning to city’s pollution reported at 41%, the season’s highest
The air quality in the city improved slightly on Saturday but continued to be in the ‘severe’ category for the second consecutive day due to unfavourable weather conditions, firecracker emissions and rampant stubble burning in neighbouring States, according to official data.
Several other cities in the National Capital Region — Gurugram, Faridabad and Noida — as well as towns in north India, such as Baghpat and Bulandshahr, also reported ‘severe’ air pollution for the second day post-Deepavali.
The contribution of stubble burning in neighbouring States to PM2.5, in Delhi was 41% and the number of active fires was 5,159 on Saturday, both highest this season, said government-run monitoring agency SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research).
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