By Admin 
Along with winter, the air is also becoming poisonous in Uttar Pradesh. The condition of Noida, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, Greater Noida and the districts adjacent to Delhi including Meerut is bad, the air here has become suffocating. It has become difficult for people to breathe. The level of air pollution has increased rapidly in the last two days. Meerut and Ghaziabad have become the two most polluted cities of the state.
The weather has changed rapidly in the first week of November itself. Now people have started feeling the cold in the morning and evening, while at many places shallow to moderate fog is also being seen in the morning. According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature will drop by 2-4 degrees Celsius in the next three-four days.
Ghaziabad becomes the most polluted city of the state
With winter in the cities of UP, the risk of air pollution has also increased. The air quality became worst in the districts adjacent to Delhi. Ghaziabad was the most polluted city on Tuesday 4th November. The level of air pollution in Loni area here reached 418, which falls in the ‘severe’ category. Whereas 390 AQI was recorded in Vasundhara area, 360 in Sanjay Nagar, 332 in Indirapuram.
The situation in Meerut is also not very good. Here in Ganganagar area, AQI 400 was recorded which falls in the very ‘severe’ category. Whereas 333 AQI has been recorded in Jai Bhim Nagar and 312 in Pallavapuram area, which falls in the category of ‘very poor’.
Stifling air in these districts of UP also
Apart from this, the level of air pollution was recorded at 372 in Hapur, 361 in Baghpat, 353 in Noida Sector-116, 340 in Sector-125 and 338 in Greater Noida. The effect of pollution along with winter has started becoming visible in Varanasi city also. Here the air quality index has reached close to 235, which is included in ‘poor’, AQI of most areas of Varanasi city was recorded above 200.
After Diwali, as winter has increased in the state, the impact of air pollution has also increased. There was some decrease in it in the last week, but now once again the level of pollution has increased rapidly. Which became a problem for the people. Children and the elderly are being affected the most. Due to pollution, people have also stopped taking morning walks.
Health experts have already advised people to stay away from polluted air and go out. Asthma, allergy and respiratory patients must adopt all preventive measures, especially while going out. Apart from this, common people should also use good masks while traveling in urban areas.
Input- Nishant Chaturvedi