Share of stubble burning in Delhi’s PM2.5 count 14.6% in November
The Hindu
Being a seasonal activity, its annual contribution to pollution far lesser
The contribution of stubble burning in neighbouring States to the daily levels of PM2.5 – a chief pollutant – in Delhi was as high as 48% on November 7 and averaged 33.5% during the week after Deepavali (November 5-11). This is the same period when air pollution spiked in the Capital, National Capital Region and several other north Indian States.
The average contribution of stubble burning to Delhi’s PM2.5 level in November was 14.6%, according to data from the government-run monitoring agency SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research).
The highest contribution of stubble burning to PM2.5 in Delhi for a day was 58% in 2018, 43% in 2019, and 46% in 2020, said Gufran Beig, founder project director of SAFAR.