Decision Support System restarts but old data limits usefulness

Amid Delhi’s ongoing pollution struggle, garbage fires and open burning incidents spiked by a significant 38% in Oct and Nov, compared to the same period last year.

Delhi experienced worse-than-predicted air quality, with 'severe' to 'severe plus' AQI levels despite forecasts of 'very poor'. The forecasting system's inaccuracy, attributed to factors like unanticipated firecracker emissions from weddings, highlights the need for more robust and reliable pollution prediction models.

Delhi experienced worse-than-predicted air quality, with 'severe' to 'severe plus' AQI levels despite forecasts of 'very poor'. The forecasting system's inaccuracy, attributed to factors like unanticipated firecracker emissions from weddings, highlights the need for more robust and reliable pollution prediction models.

Gurgaon experienced ‘severe’ air quality for the first time this season, with an AQI of 469, primarily due to stubble burning, vehicular emissions, and unfavourable weather conditions.

The Air Quality Index at 15 air monitoring stations — Ashok Vihar, Bawana, Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, Dwarka-Sec 8, Jahangirpuri, Mundka, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Najafgarh, Nehru Nagar, North Campus in DU, Patparganj, Punjabi Bagh, Rohini, and Wazirpur — maxed out on Monday.

The Air Quality Index at 15 air monitoring stations — Ashok Vihar, Bawana, Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, Dwarka-Sec 8, Jahangirpuri, Mundka, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Najafgarh, Nehru Nagar, North Campus in DU, Patparganj, Punjabi Bagh, Rohini, and Wazirpur — maxed out on Monday.

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From October to the first week of November this year, PM2.5 and PM10 levels in Gurgaon were 45% and 77% lower than those in Delhi, respectively.

Toxic smog hung over the city on Monday and more stations recorded ‘severe’ air quality, even though the overall Air Quality Index of the capital remained in the upper levels of the ‘very poor’ zone.