The air quality in national capital city Delhi has reportedly exacerbated and slipped into the 'poor' category on Saturday. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 224.
Delhi on Thursday had recorded the season's lowest minimum temperature at 15.9 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The air quality in national capital city Delhi has reportedly exacerbated and slipped into the 'poor' category on Saturday. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 224.
Moreover, the city also recorded the lowest minimum temperature of the season which settled at 15.8 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The Delhi governmnet conevened a joint meeting of states with the Centre on Friday where they urged the Union Environment Ministry to impose a complete ban on firecracker burning and the movement of diesel buses across the National Capital Region (NCR).
This move comes following the publication of a report by an independent think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) which suggested that 31 per cent of Delhi's pollution originates from sources within the national capital, while 69 per cent stems from sources in NCR states.
Earlier this month, a study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) revealed the top 10 most-polluted cities, with Delhi being the most polluted city in India.
Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida and Meerut in NCR took the top five spots on the list, followed by Patna and Muzaffarpur in Bihar.