A recent study of 13 buildings in Delhi carried out by the Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA) determined that while the levels of PM2.5, the microscopic, breathable particulate pollutants, was regulated, the air contained volatile organic compounds, bioaerosols and carbon dioxide beyond safe limits.
After recording relatively clean air in the last three days, Delhi’s air quality was once again in the “very poor” range on Wednesday with the overall air quality index (AQI) reaching 328
The city did not have a single “good” air day during the season (June-September) that is generally the cleanest period of the year, while the monthly air quality index (AQI) failed to reach the ‘satisfactory’ category in any of the four months.
With the monsoon on its way out, there has been a sudden spike in pollution levels over the past few days.
The device, called WAYU (Wind Augmentation Purifying Unit), was installed at ITO and Mukarba Chowk.
The quality of air across the city, including the VIP areas, has deteriorated alarmingly.
The prevailing conditions could lead to Delhi’s very own “Great Smog”. The original Great Smog was the infamous air pollution that London experienced in December 1952. Doctors in the capital are explaining the current fall in Delhi's air quality in terms of the British occurrence, warning that as then, a huge number of lives could be affected, especially of people who have pre-existing respiratory conditions.
The fluffy foam billowing out of Bellandur, Varthur and Yemalur lakes are lethal, leaving residents in their vicinity coping with bouts of illness.
The city’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Tuesday morning with many residents complaining of a “choking feeling”.
Delhi was engulfed in a thick haze even as extremely high level of suspended particulate matters kept the air quality 'poor'.
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