INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
mild rain, further adding to pollution woes, authorities said.The Central Pollution Control Board or CPCB recorded an overall air quality
According to experts, even healthy people find it hard to breathe when the air quality level is at 'severe' and doctors advise physical
activity to be kept at a minimum.Neighbouring Ghaziabad and Noida also recorded 'severe' air quality
Ghaziabad's air quality was the worst at an AQI of 429, the CPCB data showed
Faridabad recorded 'very poor' air quality.Twenty-nine areas in Delhi recorded 'severe' air quality and in eight areas it was at 'very
poor', the CPCB added.Rohini, Bawana, Ashok Vihar and Wazirpur edged towards 'severe plus emergency' category, the CPCB said.The overall
PM2.5 level - fine particulate matter in the air with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometre - was recorded at 257 and the PM10 level at
423.The government-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR) said that the meteorological conditions leading to insufficient
rain led to deterioration of the air quality."There is a fall in temperature and good amount of moisture is present in the air
Moist air is passing over Delhi's cool surface leading to fog formation and calm winds are not allowing pollutants to disperse," the SAFAR
said.According to the IMD, the air quality is likely to remain under 'severe' category for next two days
Situation is likely to improve after that when wind speed picks up
The relative humidity was recorded on Wednesday at 98 per cent, the weather office said.
