पर्यावरणविदों ने वायु प्रदूषण से निपटने के लिए क्लाउड सीडिंग को नकार दिया है। उनका मानना है कि यह तकनीक अभी इतनी विकसित नहीं है कि प्रदूषण को कम कर सके। इसके बजाय, उन्होंने जमीनी स्तर पर उत्सर्जन को कम करने और नागरिक जागरूकता बढ़ाने पर जोर दिया है। उनका कहना है कि क्लाउड सीडिंग के रसायन पर्यावरण और मानव स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक हो सकते हैं।

The Quint visited seven AQI monitoring stations across Delhi, and this is what we found.

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सरकार को 3 दिन पहले ही पता चल जाता है कf किधर और इस वजह से होने पॉल्यूशन होने वाला है. लेकिन फिर भी पॉल्यूशन को सरकार क्यों नहीं कम कर पाती है.

Experts flag missing data from monitoring stations during peak pollution hours, call for transparency and better technology upgrades.

देश के टॉप एनवायरमेंटलिस्ट सुनील ने कहा कि आर्टिफिशियल रेन पॉल्यूशन कंट्रोल करने का एक परमानेंट सॉल्यूशन नहीं है. यह सिर्फ पैसों का खर्च है और सरकार के पास आर्टिफिशियल रेन करवाने के बाद भी यह बड़ी समस्या खड़ी है.

According to locals from the area, the activity has been ongoing post Diwali

Forecasts show the Delhi AQI is likely to stay “very poor” on Monday, too, before possibly improving again as wind speed may increase marginally.

According to locals from the area, the activity has been ongoing post Diwali

Experts attributed the current spike to local factors and said the Pakistan fires have not yet contributed to Delhi’s pollution due to current wind patterns

Experts have warned that smoke from farm fires in Pakistan could soon affect Delhi’s air. A western disturbance is expected between 27 and 29 October, after which winds from the northwest may carry smoke and dust towards the city. Pakistan has already recorded nearly 6,000 farm fires this month — one of the highest counts in recent years — while Punjab in India has seen fewer fires so far.

Sunil Dahiya from EnviroCatalysts said that slow and changing winds have allowed pollution from nearby areas such as Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Sonipat, and Gautam Buddha Nagar to gather over Delhi, causing a slight rise in pollution levels. Meteorologists added that once winds change, the air quality in Delhi could worsen, with hazy skies and high AQI levels expected.

इस वक्त देश के टॉप पर्यावरण संबंधी मुद्दों के स्ट्रैटेजिक और रिसर्च एनालिस्ट सुनील ने बताया कि दिल्ली-NCR में दिन के मुकाबले रात को डबल प्रदूषण हो जाता है. वहीं उन्होंने इन दो पहाड़ों को भी प्रदूषण के ट्रैप हो जाने की वजह बताया है.

Post-monsoon showers in early October kept city's skies blue and the AQI between “satisfactory” and “moderate” levels, according to CPCB. But not in Anand Vihar

Delhi's air quality improved from "very poor" to "poor" due to higher wind speeds, but this relief is expected to be temporary.

Throughout the day, the real-time air quality continued to improve; it was 290 at 9am, 286 at 11am and 272 at 6pm

For experts, anything above the threshold is detrimental no matter which air index people rely on.

On Diwali night, the city's PM2.5 level soared to 16 times the national safe limit, exposing lakhs of residents to hazardous air as crackers burst well beyond the Supreme Court's 8-10pm window.

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