In Uttar Pradesh, people are facing freezing cold in the month of December. According to the Meteorological Center, Lucknow, today on December 11, the weather is likely to remain dry in both the divisions of the state. There is a possibility of dense fog at some places in the morning. At the same time, the people of UP do not seem to be getting any relief from air pollution. AQI of Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Noida is not good.

According to the data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in Ghaziabad, adjacent to the national capital, continues to remain in the poor category. Loni area of ​​Ghaziabad recorded 366 AQI at 6 am on December 11, which falls in the dangerous category. Similarly, Indirapur of Ghaziabad has recorded 284 AQI, Sanjay Nagar 257 AQI, Vasundhara 319 AQI.

Respiratory crisis deepens in Noida sector

Noida and Greater Noida are also not behind in terms of air pollution. AQI of many areas of Noida has been recorded in dangerous category. AQI 308 has been recorded in Noida Sector-125, AQI 243 in Noida Sector-62, AQI 289 in Noida Sector-1, and AQI 330 in Noida Sector-116. Apart from this, AQI 233 was recorded in Greater Noida Knowledge Park-3, AQI 312 was recorded in Knowledge Park-5, which falls in the dangerous category.

Talkatora District Industry Center of Lucknow, the air is very bad

On the other hand, the air level in many areas of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, has been recorded in very poor category. AQI 240 has been recorded in Talkatora District Industries Center of Lucknow, AQI 212 in Lalbagh, AQI 154 in Kukrail Picnic Spot-1, AQI 204 in Kendriya Vidyalaya, AQI 202 in Gomti Nagar and 178 AQI has been recorded in BR Ambedkar University.

How was the weather of the state during the last 24 hours?

According to the Meteorological Department, the weather remained dry in both the meteorological divisions of Uttar Pradesh during the last 24 hours. Shallow fog was recorded at some places in Western Uttar Pradesh and shallow to moderate fog was recorded at some places in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Dense to very dense fog was also recorded at some places in the Terai parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh. According to the data received, the minimum visibility in the state was recorded at zero meter in Kushinagar.

The Meteorological Department said that there is likely to be no major change in the maximum temperature. There is likely to be no major change in the minimum temperature for the next 24 hours and after that there is a possibility of a gradual increase in the minimum temperature by about 2-3 degrees Celsius in the next 3 days. After that, there will be an increase of 2-3 degrees Celsius in the next 3 days, after that there will be no major change.

The country’s capital Delhi and its adjoining areas remained covered in a blanket of poisonous smog on Monday (December 8) and the air quality was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the 24-hour average AQI was 308, which is a serious warning for health. People’s problems have increased due to continuous falling air level in many areas of Delhi. People are forced to breathe this poisonous air.

‘Very bad’ air at 29 centers in the capital

According to Sameer App, till Sunday (December 7) evening, the air quality was recorded as ‘very poor’ in 29 monitoring centers of Delhi. Bawana area had the worst situation with AQI 336. At 10 am the AQI was 302 and 26 stations recorded ‘very poor’ levels. According to the board’s standards, 301-400 AQI is in the ‘very poor’ category. Delhi’s decision support system reported that transportation accounted for 16.5 percent of pollution, while industrial sources contributed 8.1 percent, residential four percent and construction activities 2.3 percent.

Burden increased from NCR districts too, air remained bad throughout the week

Neighboring districts of NCR contributed significantly to pollution. According to PTI, Jhajjar’s share was 13.9 percent, Sonipat’s 6 percent, Rohtak’s 5.2 percent and Jind’s 2.5 percent. This week, continuous fluctuations were recorded in AQI. AQI was recorded at 279 on Sunday, 304 on Monday, 372 on Tuesday, 342 on Wednesday, 304 on Thursday and 327 on Friday. The air remained in the ‘very poor’ category every day, causing the layer of smog and dust to become increasingly dense.

Slight change in temperature, effect of western disturbance

According to IMD, on Sunday the maximum temperature of Delhi was recorded at 24.7 degrees Celsius and the minimum was 8 degrees Celsius, both of which were below normal. The humidity in the morning was 92 percent and in the evening it was 71 percent. The Meteorological Department has predicted the minimum temperature for December 8 to be 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum to be 25 degrees Celsius. Due to the effect of western disturbance, the minimum temperature has increased by about two and a half degrees in the last three days, but the combined effect of cold and pollution seems to be making the air of the capital more heavy.

Delhi’s air has once again become poisonous. The situation is such that even breathing is becoming difficult here. On Saturday (November 8) evening, the average air quality index (AQI) of the capital reached 372, which falls in the poor category. The situation is even worse in many areas of Delhi. AQI was recorded at 417 in Alipore, 408 at ITO, 407 in Nehru Nagar, 403 in Patparganj and 404 in Punjabi Bagh.

According to the data of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Sameer App, AQI was 361 till 4 pm, which increased to 372 within a few hours. This means that the air quality in many parts of the capital has reached dangerous levels. After these figures, Delhi became the most polluted city in the country.

The situation in the National Capital Region (NCR) is also worrying. AQI has reached 354 in Noida and very poor level in Gurugram also. Data was recorded from 39 monitoring stations of the city through the Central Pollution Control Board Sameer App.

AQI of these areas is beyond 400

This figure has crossed 400 in these areas of Delhi. These include Alipur (417), ITO (408), Punjabi Bagh (404), Nehru Nagar (407), Patparganj (403), Ashok Vihar (402), Sonia Vihar (401), Jahangirpuri (409), Rohini (408), Vivek Vihar (415), Narela (412), Wazirpur (424), Bawana (424), Chandni Chowk (400). And reached the level of Burari crossing (420).

Air Quality Index in Delhi-NCR

In the National Capital Region, 354 cases were recorded in Noida, 336 in Greater Noida and 339 in Ghaziabad. It has reached very dangerous levels in all these areas. Let us tell you, on Friday the air quality index in Delhi was measured at 322.

Due to which the capital came on top among the most polluted cities. According to the Air Quality Early Warning System, the air quality of the city is expected to remain very poor for the next several days. According to CPCB standards, if AQI is between 0 to 50 then it is considered in the category of ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.