By Admin 
The level of pollution in the national capital Delhi is not showing any signs of decreasing. On Thursday morning, December 4, the air quality index was recorded in the ‘hazardous’ category with 335. This level indicates a very bad situation for the fourth consecutive day, due to which the serious threat to people’s health has increased. According to CPCB, the situation may remain worse for the next few days.
In many areas of Delhi, AQI was recorded at 372 on Tuesday and 342 on Wednesday. In Nehru Nagar this level had reached 378 on Tuesday. The air quality in RK Puram, Burari, Anand Vihar, Mundka, Bawana, Vivek Vihar, Alipore, Shadipur and North Campus remained in the ‘very poor’ category.
Delhi’s air will not improve!
According to the air quality early warning system, the AQI in the capital is expected to remain ‘very poor’ for the next few days. The effect of pollution may increase further due to fog at night and less wind during the day. On Wednesday, the contribution of smoke emanating from vehicles was recorded at 16 percent, while on Thursday it is estimated to be 14.3 percent. In today’s air quality of major cities, AQI 278 was recorded in Delhi, Noida 268, Ghaziabad 313, Gurugram 276 and Greater Noida 274.
Drop in temperature, coldest day recorded
Whereas in Delhi-NCR, Wednesday 3rd December was the coldest day of December, when the maximum temperature was recorded at 23.7 degrees Celsius, which is 1.6 degrees less than normal. The minimum temperature fell to 5.1 degrees Celsius, which is 4 degrees below normal. IMD has predicted moderate fog on Thursday also and the maximum temperature will be 23 degrees and the minimum temperature will be six degrees.
According to senior scientists of IMD, the period of severe winter is going to start in NCR. According to the Meteorological Department, after December 4, the night temperature may suddenly drop to record levels and cold winds during the day may bring the temperature further down. The minimum temperature in Delhi today is expected to be 5 degrees, while in Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Faridabad and Greater Noida it will be around 8 degrees. The maximum day temperature will also be around 22 degrees. In such a situation, the coming 48 hours may prove to be challenging for Delhi-NCR in terms of both pollution and cold.