Delhi’s air quality returns to very poor category after wind speed picks up
The national capital’s air quality turned “very poor”, a day after recording “severe” pollution, as wind speed picked up early morning and dispersed pollutants, authorities said.
The overall air quality index of Delhi was recorded at 366 by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
An official with the Centre-run System of Air Quality Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) said the improvement in air quality can be attributed to increased speed of early morning winds.
“Early morning winds picked up, which came as respite and dispersed particles rapidly and pulled back air quality towards very poor range,” the official said.
On Tuesday, the city recorded the worst air quality of the season after pollution level turned severe at 401, prompting authorities to ban construction activities along with halting operations of industries using coal and biomass as fuel between November 1 and 10.
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