Delhi's Air Quality to Improve on Christmas
by Colleen Fleiss on
December 23, 2020 at 11:16 PM
In Delhi, the pollution levels shot up and mounted to severe category; this prompts the Ministry of Earth Sciences to advise people to avoid outdoor physical activities and wear N-95 or P-100 respirators. At noon, Delhi's air quality index stood at 436 micrograms per cubic meter in a severe category.
Jahangirpuri, Patparganj, and Anand Vihar areas of Delhi have the most noxious air, inching towards emergency levels.
The air quality index is forecasted to remain in the severe category by December 24 and "marginally improve to the higher end of very poor on December 25" due to slightly better ventilation conditions.