Delhi’s air very unhealthy: US embassy monitor.
Delhi’s air very unhealthy: US embassy monitor
The US embassy’s pollution monitor at Chanakyapuri on Wednesday measured air quality at ‘very unhealthy’ levels, prompting a post in an international news portal warning against letting children outdoors for prolonged periods in the capital.
NEW DELHI: Delhi's air has again made headlines for the wrong reasons. The US embassy's pollution monitor at Chanakyapuri on Wednesday measured air quality at 'very unhealthy' levels, prompting a post in an international news portal warning against letting children outdoors for prolonged periods in the capital.
The embassy's website calculated the air quality index (AQI) at 248 at 8am and 260 at 6pm. The index is a measure of air quality on a progressively deteriorating scale of 0 to 500, based on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air.
According to US standards, readings in the 201-300 range are termed 'very unhealthy', which could lead to "significant aggravation of heart or lung disease and... significant increase in respiratory effects". The advisory for this level asks people with heart or lung disease, older adults and children to "avoid all physical activity outdoors".
The embassy releases hourly AQI figures. Wednesday's levels suddenly made news when a blog in the Wall Street Journal website quoted the figures. Ironically, it came on a day when air pollution in the city was at its lowest since Diwali and lower than the corresponding period last year.
Met department and earth sciences ministry air monitors showed only a slight different AQI level on Wednesday — an average of 220 for the day — but pegged the air quality level as 'poor'. That's because the ministry has a more relaxed categorization.
A thick blanket of smoke is seen over the Red Fort in New Delhi.
The air quality had worsened to 'severe' right after Diwali, according to monitoring by System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) under the earth sciences ministry. Air quality is expected to again worsen by November 2, when dropping temperatures could trap polluted air over the capital. more
The US embassy’s pollution monitor at Chanakyapuri on Wednesday measured air quality at ‘very unhealthy’ levels, prompting a post in an international news portal warning against letting children outdoors for prolonged periods in the capital.
NEW DELHI: Delhi's air has again made headlines for the wrong reasons. The US embassy's pollution monitor at Chanakyapuri on Wednesday measured air quality at 'very unhealthy' levels, prompting a post in an international news portal warning against letting children outdoors for prolonged periods in the capital.
The embassy's website calculated the air quality index (AQI) at 248 at 8am and 260 at 6pm. The index is a measure of air quality on a progressively deteriorating scale of 0 to 500, based on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air.
According to US standards, readings in the 201-300 range are termed 'very unhealthy', which could lead to "significant aggravation of heart or lung disease and... significant increase in respiratory effects". The advisory for this level asks people with heart or lung disease, older adults and children to "avoid all physical activity outdoors".
The embassy releases hourly AQI figures. Wednesday's levels suddenly made news when a blog in the Wall Street Journal website quoted the figures. Ironically, it came on a day when air pollution in the city was at its lowest since Diwali and lower than the corresponding period last year.
Met department and earth sciences ministry air monitors showed only a slight different AQI level on Wednesday — an average of 220 for the day — but pegged the air quality level as 'poor'. That's because the ministry has a more relaxed categorization.
A thick blanket of smoke is seen over the Red Fort in New Delhi.
The air quality had worsened to 'severe' right after Diwali, according to monitoring by System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) under the earth sciences ministry. Air quality is expected to again worsen by November 2, when dropping temperatures could trap polluted air over the capital. more
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We all are a part of govt.We all suffer due to pollution.We all should take responsibility & devote some time & mind to see to it that factors causing slowness of traffic are taken care of at priority more
Nov 05
OUR GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH THIS WAKE UP CALL FOR A CAUSE AND HEALTH RELATED ISSUE. more
Nov 05
slow movement of vehicles or crawling of vehicles inch by inch due to road damage or obstruction at traffic signals or due to a damaged/out of order vehicle or due to parking of commercial vehicles at crossing obstructing a smooth u turn or obstruction of traffic by police/traffic police for checking are some of the reasons causing incresed air pollution.We all have to prevent every cause of obstruction to live a really healthy life in Delhi.Pot holes/cut in main road should be immediately reported,complaint number obtained & foollowed up till repaired other wise recently reported condition of Mathura road near Sarita vihar may develop where a heavy vehicle takes 45 minnutes to cross a pot hole.In delhi we must press hard for as smooth a road as possible 24 x365 days.U turn shoud be provided a little before the crossing for smooth u turn.Vehicles should not be allowed to be parked at crossings or a head of crossings or at bottle necks. Damaged vehicles/out of order vehicles should be informed to traffic control room.Senior officers of the department should take care to see that all possible steps are taken to clear the road of the damaged vehicle as early as possible .If there is unavidable jam for more then few minnutes,it should be announced ,central verge opened at few points with the help of pwd so that needy vehicles can take u turn to take alternative route.Traffic signals should be managed efficiently with the sole objective of causing least pollution.Police/traffic police should obstruct the vehicle only when it is absolutely essential & out weighs the health hazard caused by increased air pollution due to obstruction to traffic. In Delhi the serious problem is the hidden high level of dangerous air pollutants. more
Nov 02
Can any body teel the reasons for bad air quality/components of the bad air & any thing that government or people can do? more
Oct 30
