Cricketers battle Delhi's ‘severe plus’ air ahead of WC match - High-level meet today
Delhi's air quality has now reached the last index level, "severe plus," making its residents susceptible to serious health issues. The national capital's air quality index (AQI) was 454 on Sunday, prompting the federal government to take all necessary steps to prevent air pollution from hitting any new heights.
Real-time data indicates that the average AQI is currently 470, about 20 times higher than the World health Organization's (WHO) recommended threshold. Premature burning of paddy straw in Uttar Pradesh, haryana, and punjab prior to the rabi crop season is said to be one of the main causes of Delhi's terrible air quality. Gopal Rai, the environment minister in Delhi, claims that stubble burning has affected the AQI only in haryana and Uttar Pradesh and not in Punjab.
• The india Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that there won't be any rain in the city, which might reduce air pollution and raise the AQI.
• To assess the state of the declining AQI and the execution of stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), a high-level meeting is planned for today.
• According to the indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi, there have been 4,160 agricultural fires reported as of Sunday—the most so far this season. The biggest number of stubble-burning incidences for this season in a single state has been reported—3,230—in punjab alone.
• Rai said that compared to the previous year, there has been less stubble burning in punjab, a state governed by the AAP. According to him, smoke from UP and haryana has a greater effect on the AQI than farm fires in the state.
• The cricket players from bangladesh and sri lanka struggle to complete certain practice sessions before the next world cup match. Bangladeshi cricket players who suffer from asthma stayed home, while Sri Lankan players donned masks.
Real-time data indicates that the average AQI is currently 470, about 20 times higher than the World health Organization's (WHO) recommended threshold. Premature burning of paddy straw in Uttar Pradesh, haryana, and punjab prior to the rabi crop season is said to be one of the main causes of Delhi's terrible air quality. Gopal Rai, the environment minister in Delhi, claims that stubble burning has affected the AQI only in haryana and Uttar Pradesh and not in Punjab.
• The india Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that there won't be any rain in the city, which might reduce air pollution and raise the AQI.
• To assess the state of the declining AQI and the execution of stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), a high-level meeting is planned for today.
• According to the indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi, there have been 4,160 agricultural fires reported as of Sunday—the most so far this season. The biggest number of stubble-burning incidences for this season in a single state has been reported—3,230—in punjab alone.
• Rai said that compared to the previous year, there has been less stubble burning in punjab, a state governed by the AAP. According to him, smoke from UP and haryana has a greater effect on the AQI than farm fires in the state.
• The cricket players from bangladesh and sri lanka struggle to complete certain practice sessions before the next world cup match. Bangladeshi cricket players who suffer from asthma stayed home, while Sri Lankan players donned masks.