Delhi's air quality deteriorates as strong dust winds sweeps across national capital
Published on May 16, 2023 03:27 PM IST
- Several parts of the Delhi NCR recorded an AQI between the poor to the very poor category as per the data from Central Pollution Control Board.
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Residents of Delhi NCR region on Tuesday woke up to grey skies and dusty winds as a strong dust storm deteriorated the air quality of the National Capital Region to the 'Hazardous' category. (ANI)
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the visibility was reduced to 1,100 metres. IMD further said that no significant rain is expected in Delhi. (ANI)
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"No significant rain expected over Delhi today. 60 per cent chance of trace rainfall at one or two places. Duststorm/dust-raising winds are very likely in isolated pockets over Haryana and Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan from May 16-18, 2023." IMD stated. (ANI)
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"Strong dust-raising winds prevailed over Delhi in the early hours. The wind speed dropped from 30-35 kmph to 12 kmph by 9 am and will come down further during the day, allowing the dust to settle down," Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the IMD's regional forecasting centre said. (ANI)
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"Dust concentration has gone up multiple times. The PM10 concentration rose from 140 micrograms per cubic metre at 4 am to 775 micrograms per cubic metre at 8 am. It is mainly because of strong gusty winds prevailing over the area. Dust will settle down soon," said V K Soni, the head of the IMD's Environment Monitoring and Research Centre. (ANI)
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The city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.4 degrees Celsius, a notch more than normal. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 40 degrees Celsius. (ANI)
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Over the past five days, the national capital witnessed maximum temperatures soaring above the 40-degree Celsius mark, intensifying the hot weather conditions, said IMD. (ANI)
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On Monday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 41.3 degrees Celsius. Today the minimum temperature was recorded at 27.4 degrees Celsius. (PTI)
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A flock of pigeons fly as dust envelopes the horizon in Delhi on Tuesday.(AP)
