Hazardous Levels of Pollution on Monday Morning

New Delhi: Pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) reached hazardous levels on Monday morning as minimum temperature slightly improved to 4.6 degrees Celsius, the Met said. Pollution levels depreciated to ‘severe plus’ category with many areas recording Particulate Matter (PM)10 levels way beyond the safe standard.

“Overall air quality in Delhi is in severe plus zone and it is expected to remain in the severe range until tomorrow (Tuesday). “It might touch very poor levels thereafter,” System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) said in its daily pollution analysis. The agency considered the fall in minimum temperature a major cause for the pollution to reach hazardous levels as drop in mercury brings with it a “huge amount of moisture near the surface” and presence of humidity hampers dispersal of pollutants. “There is a significant fall in temperature which has brought down the boundary layer significantly with huge amount of moisture beneath,” SAFAR said. (IANS)

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