New Delhi: The PM10 air pollution in Delhi soared to hazardous levels on Tuesday as sturdy winds swept the metropolis raising dust and leaving a thick blanket of haze over it. The India Meteorological Department mentioned dust-laden winds with velocity as much as 50 kmph breezed by the capital between 3 am and 6 am, reducing visibility to a mere 700 meters at 10 am at the Palam Observatory, near the Indira Gandhi International Airport, as in comparison with 4,000 meters at 9 am on Monday. By 3 pm on Tuesday, the general air high quality index had worsened to 260, from 162 at 4 pm on Monday.
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee information confirmed PM10 levels hovering to three,826 micrograms per cubic meter at Jahangirpuri and a couple of,565 micrograms per cubic meter at Sri Aurobindo Marg. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, PM10 levels as much as 100 micrograms per cubic meter (for a 24-hour interval) are thought of protected.
The DPCC information confirmed PM10 levels rose to 1,542 micrograms per cubic meter at Vivek Vihar; 1,296 micrograms per cubic meter at R Ok Puram; 1,807 micrograms per cubic meter at Patparganj; 1,663 micrograms per cubic meter at Narela; 1,957 micrograms per cubic meter at Alipur; 1,661 micrograms per cubic meter at Dwarka Sector 8; 1,456 micrograms per cubic meter at Mundka; 1,662 micrograms per cubic meter at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium; 1,527 micrograms per cubic meter at Wazirpur; 1,580 micrograms per cubic meter at Ashok Vihar; and 1,881 micrograms per cubic meter at Okhla Phase 2 in the morning hours.
Satellite footage launched by the meteorological workplace confirmed a thick layer of dust masking giant elements of northwest India. Meteorologists have attributed the dusty situations to a mixture of intense warmth in northwest India over the previous 5 days, parched soil as a result of the absence of rainfall, and powerful winds which have persevered since midnight.
“Strong dust-raising winds prevailed over Delhi in the early hours. The wind speed dropped from 45-50 kmph to 12 kmph by 9 am and came down further during the day, allowing the dust to settle down,” Kuldeep Srivastava, head of IMD’s regional forecasting middle, mentioned.
“Dust concentration has gone up multiple times. The PM10 concentration rose from 140 micrograms per cubic meter at 4 am to 775 micrograms per cubic meter at 8 am. It is mainly because of strong gusty winds prevailing over the area. Dust will settle down soon,” mentioned V Ok Soni, head of IMD’s Environment Monitoring and Research Centre.
Dust particles, particularly positive particulate matter (PM2.5), can penetrate deep into the respiratory system when inhaled. They can irritate the lungs, set off respiratory issues, and exacerbate present situations such as bronchial asthma, bronchitis, and allergic reactions
