Delhi-NCR: All schools closed due to rise in pollution levels

Private and government-run schools in Delhi and NCR region remain closed for Thursday and Friday as air quality remains in 'Severe' category as of Thursday morning. According to System of Air Quality and Wear Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), overall air quality of national capital docked at 472 at 7:00 AM on Wednesday. overall Delhi AQI is at higher end of 'Severe' category.

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' effective stubble fire counts estimated by SAFAR has shown a decreasing trend'

" effective stubble fire counts estimated by Safar-integrated multi-satellite methodology has shown a decreasing trend (480 counts on vember 12). Hence, a decline in biomass share in Delhi's air quality is estimated as 13 per cent for vember 14 in spite of favourable transport-level wind trajectory," SAFAR stated. Though a slight improvement in day time pollution concentration is expected today, but PM 2.5 levels will start to increase immediately after sunset, it ded. It went on to share that air quality is likely to deteriorate during stable night and tomorrow and stay in 'Severe' category. Air quality condition is likely to marginally improve by tomorrow (Friday), but a reasonable improvement to 'very poor' is expected only by vember 16 (Saturday).

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Supreme Court criticised Centre over deteriorating air quality

Supreme Court, on Wednesday, criticised Centre over deteriorating air quality in Delhi and asked government to find a solution to problem of air pollution. It asked Centre to explore Hydrogen based fuel techlogy to find a solution to reduce air pollution in rth India & Delhi-NCR. In reply to that, Centre also told Supreme Court that it is exploring techlogy, including that from Japan and is trying to tackle air pollution. Furrmore, it has been decided that Centre will submit a report on issue by December 3.

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NDMC deployed water sprinklers

After pollution levels rose again, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) deployed water sprinklers in order to curb situation on Wednesday. NDMC began sprinkling process on Feroz Shah Ro to settle dust. se steps were taken after it was ticed that at 11 in morning, Air Quality Index (AQI) was 476. Furr, at Dhirpur, air quality was 416 while at Delhi University it was clocked at 433. In famous Chandni Chowk area of National Capital, AQI was relatively low with 381, which falls in very poor category and at Lodhi ro, it was 457.

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(With inputs from ANI)