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Day after Diwali, Delhi reels under blanket of smog

The formation of smog, the combination of smoke and fog can be attributed to last night's incessant fireworks during the festivities.

By :  vittal shastri
Update: 2016-10-31 05:27 GMT
A thick blanket of smog engulfed the national capital a day after Diwali festivities, leading to poor visibility conditions across the city.
Smoke emanating from farm fires raging across agricultural fields of neighbouring Punjab and Haryana worsens the situation.
Pollution in Delhi peaks during Diwali as a hazardous mix of noxious gases and pollutants hang very close to the surface. The Delhi High Court had described the capital as gas chamber last year.
Humidity was recorded on the higher end of the scale at 94 per cent at 8:30 am.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 15.5 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, while the maximum is likely to be around 31 degrees Celsius.
Experts had warned that pollution during this year's Diwali was expected to be worse than the last two years because of a combination of adverse factors like slow wind speed and moisture in the air.
Data from the central pollution monitoring agency showed that concentrations of Particulate Matter or PM 10 (coarser pollutants) was over 1,600 micrograms per cubic metre compared to a safe level of 100 at around 2 am in Delhi's Anand Vihar. PM 2.5, a standard measure of air quality, was as much as 14 times the safe limit.
These particles can cause respiratory diseases if one is subjected to prolonged exposure to unsafe levels. Seven areas in the national capital region featured among the 10 most polluted places in the country, while Kanpur and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh also recorded severe pollution.
The formation of smog, the combination of smoke and fog can be attributed to last night's incessant fireworks during the festivities.
The weather office reported shallow to moderate levels of fog in many parts of the city. Safdarjung observatory recorded visibility at 200 metres.
The formation of smog, the combination of smoke and fog can be attributed to last night's incessant fireworks during the festivities.

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