The air quality across Delhi continues to remains in the “poor category”.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi witnessed a slight respite from toxic air after rains drenched the national capital and surrounding areas. However, it said the respite from toxic air was just marginal.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday in Anand Vihar, RK Puram, Punjabi Bagh, and ITO was recorded at 282, 220, 236, and 263, respectively.
Delhi was gasping for air after a week of suffocating pollution, with levels of harmful particles up to 100 times the World Health Organization's safe limit. The city was the world's most polluted last Thursday.
Earlier, to reduce pollution in Delhi and ensure adherence to anti-pollution measures, the Delhi Police inspected trucks carrying non-essential goods at the Ghazipur and Tikri borders on Friday night, as part of the GRAP 4 regulations.
Delhi's air pollution control plan (GRAP Stage IV) only allows CNG, electric, and BS VI-compliant vehicles from other states to enter the city, except for essential services.
Delhi Police inspected trucks entering the city at the Ghazipur border on Friday night, enforcing GRAP 4 regulations that permit only CNG and electric trucks to enter, reported NDTV.
The report said another team of Delhi Police at the Tikri border checked the trucks entering the national capital.
The MeT department forecasts partly cloudy skies with mist or shallow fog in the mornings on Sunday and Monday, followed by mainly clear skies with shallow fog in the mornings on Tuesday and Wednesday.
IMD has said following the passage of the western disturbance, wind speeds are expected to increase from the current 5-6 kmph to around 15 kmph on November 11. This anticipated increase in wind speed could help disperse pollutants and improve air quality ahead of Diwali. The weather department has predicted "mainly clear skies with shallow fog" for today.
Delhi-NCR's air quality plummeted over the past week due to falling temperatures, stagnant winds that stifled pollution dispersion, and a surge in post-harvest paddy stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana.
Delhi's air quality is one of the worst among capital cities globally, with a University of Chicago report finding that air pollution reduces life expectancy by almost 12 years.
