By Admin 
As winter increases in Uttar Pradesh, people’s condition is worsening due to pollution. Due to which it is becoming difficult for people to breathe. The level of air pollution has reached serious category in many cities. Even on Friday 21st November, AQI remained above 400 in cities like Noida, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut.
The effect of air pollution is now being felt even during the day, there is fog all around in the sky in the morning and evening but even during the day there is a layer of pollution in the atmosphere. Due to which the sunlight coming out during the day has also become lighter. Now the situation is going out of control. In such a situation, there is a need to take immediate steps to avoid pollution.
Ghaziabad becomes the most polluted city
According to the data of Central Pollution Control Board i.e. CPBC, Loni area of Ghaziabad remained the most polluted on Friday. The air quality index here reached 469, which falls in the severe category of air. The situation in other areas of Ghaziabad is also not good. Here AQI 443 was recorded in Sanjay Nagar and 413 AQI was recorded in Indirapuram.
Air in severe category in Noida-Meerut also
In Noida, on Friday, AQI 437 was recorded in Sector-125, 431 in Sector-116 and AQI 400 was recorded in Sector-1. AQI 433 has been recorded in Knowledge Park-5, Greater Noida. The level of air pollution at three of the four stations of Noida-Ghaziabad remained in the severe category.
Meerut, adjacent to Delhi, is continuously being hit by pollution. Here too, the way pollution has increased since the winter, there is no sign of it decreasing. This morning, AQI was 424 recorded in Pallavapuram area of Meerut, while AQI was 417 in Hapur and 383 in Baghpat.
Experts say that people do not seem to be getting any relief from the poisonous air at present. The Meteorological Department has predicted fog and cold wave in most parts of the state. In such a situation the cold will increase further. Due to fog, dust and smoke particles dissolved in the air will remain in the atmosphere, relief from this can be achieved only after rain.
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