The Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration said they have identified as many as eight key air pollution hot spots local authorities have been directed to ensure implementation of an action plan to check pollution during winters.
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NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: Very slow wind flowing at a negligible 2km/h has almost brought pollution dispersion to a standstill leading to severe air quality index (AQI) in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.
Noida on Thursday registered an AQI of 412, Greater Noida was at 410 while Ghaziabad at 429. “The current AQI situation is the result of the cold weather conditions. Such a low windspeed basically leads to no dispersion of pollutants. This is a typical situation faced by NCR every year around this time and that shoots the AQI up,” Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board officials (UPPCB) explained.
Air quality was in the poor category in Noida, Ghaziabad and moderate in Gurugram on Monday.
NOIDA: The air quality was recorded in the poor category in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad while it was in the moderate zone in Gurugram, a 24-hour data issued by a government agency said on Monday.
Pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 remained prominent in the air of the five immediate neighbours of Delhi, according to the air quality index (AQI) maintained by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
According to the index, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered good , 51 and 100 satisfactory , 101 and 200 moderate , 201 and 300 poor , 301 and 400 very poor , and 401 and 500 severe .
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Ghaziabad was second most polluted city.
Average AQI was recorded 405 in Noida on Sunday.
NOIDA: The average air quality in Noida and Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh deteriorated to the severe category once again with the Air Quality Index reading 405 and 418 respectively in these two cities.
With this, Greater Noida was the most polluted city in the country on Sunday whereas Ghaziabad and Faridabad held the second and third spots followed by Noida. According to the AQI bulletin of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the average 24-hour AQI at 4 pm in Ghaziabad was 407, 418 in Greater Noida, 405 in Noida, 404 in Faridabad and 359 in Gurgaon.