Delhiites To Gasp For Clean Air In A Few Days As Stubble Burning Incidents Go Up Again

With the final showers of the departing monsoon clouds leaving the state, Delhi is likely to witness intense pollution as stubble burning events could rise more in the neighbouring states such as Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh.

There was a little relief from air pollution after a few days of rain showers. Now again, the city¡¯s air quality index has deteriorated to the ¡°poor" category.

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On Wednesday, the fire count was 746 and its share in PM2.5 was 12 per cent, according to the Ministry of Earth Sciences¡¯ forecast body SAFAR.

The moment clouds disappear,smoke/#fire/#cropfire seen from #Sentinel2 over parts of #Punjab & neighbouring country, Oct/19. Fall in temperature & winds may bring pollutants from these #farmfires in neighboring states.@Pierre_Markuse @sentinel_hub #AirPollution #amritsar #Delhi pic.twitter.com/ZcjJxBg4sR

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"Fire emission from upwind region enhances PM2.5 concentration as winds at transport level are from the northwest region. Stubble-burning share is likely to increase in the next two days if there is no rain. The overall AQI is likely to further degrade to the higher end of poor for next 3 days," said the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) on Wednesday.

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Dust pollution came down significantly in the last few days due to scattered showers, keeping the air quality index in 'good' category.

Delhi government has installed two smog towers to tackle air pollution in the coming weeks. It has also banned the sale of firecrackers this festive season to check pollution.