A before (Oct 31) and after (Nov 9) Diwali comparison of visibility in New Delhi.
\n\nDelhi recorded its most polluted Diwali in five years with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 376, and the morning after was only marginally better at 371, recorded at 10 AM. on Monday when a blanket of smog and fog blanketed the city. However, during the intervening night of November 8 snd 9, the PM 2.5 and PM 10 readings at some AQI monitoring centers in the national capital crossed the 950 mark before they went blank.
\n\nAccording to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data accessed by Times Now, the PM 2.5 and PM 10 readings at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, Delhi – DPCC, were recorded at 995 between 11PM-12AM (PM 2.5) and 924 between 10 PM-11PM (PM 10). Similarly, at another monitoring centre in Delhi – IGI Airport T3, the PM 2.5 reading was at 998 (nearly 1000) between 2 AM – 3 AM, 968 between 3 AM – 4 AM and 926 (PM 10) between 10 PM-11 PM, before going blank.
\n\nIn yet another location, North Campus, Delhi University, the PM 2.5 reading was at 998 between 10 PM …
Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/delhi
