Wind speed low, haze likely to worsen Gurugram’s air quality

  • | Wednesday | 13th February, 2019

GURUGRAM: The city’s air quality again deteriorated on Tuesday. The maximum and minimum temperatures would be between 24 and 11 degrees Celsius,” said a Met forecast.The maximum and minimum temperatures on Tuesday were 23.8 degrees Celsius and 10.7 degrees Celsius, respectively. The air quality index ( AQI ) was recorded at 296 (poor).On Monday, the AQI was recorded at 288 (poor), while it was 285 (poor) on Sunday and was recorded at 119 (moderate) on Saturday.The air quality in other NCR cities was recorded at the very poor levels. “The wind speed came down to four kilometres per hour on Tuesday. The Met department said that the situation would worsen on Thursday.

GURUGRAM: The city’s air quality again deteriorated on Tuesday. The air quality index ( AQI ) was recorded at 296 (poor).On Monday, the AQI was recorded at 288 (poor), while it was 285 (poor) on Sunday and was recorded at 119 (moderate) on Saturday.The air quality in other NCR cities was recorded at the very poor levels. In Delhi the AQI was logged at 342, while it was 334 in Faridabad, 393 in Ghaziabad, 356 in Greater Noida, 336 in Noida and 283 in Manesar . The Met department said that the situation would worsen on Thursday. “The wind speed came down to four kilometres per hour on Tuesday. An increase in haze has made the situation worse in Delhi-NCR,” said a Met official.According to SAFAR, the AQI on Wednesday is expected to be between 370 and 380 (in the very poor category).On the other hand, both day and night temperatures are likely to increase, with drizzle in isolated parts of the city. “There is a forecast of moderate fog on Wednesday morning, which will be followed by cloudy skies. The maximum and minimum temperatures would be between 24 and 11 degrees Celsius,” said a Met forecast.The maximum and minimum temperatures on Tuesday were 23.8 degrees Celsius and 10.7 degrees Celsius, respectively.

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