The air quality situation in Delhi has remained in the poor category for the last several days. Due to being in a bad category, people are constantly facing problems. Even in the national capital Delhi, patients suffering from respiratory problems are reaching hospitals. The number of such patients has increased. Meanwhile, on Monday 11th November also the air quality in Delhi was recorded in very poor category. A thick layer of fog also remained in many parts.
According to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India, the overall air quality in the national capital was recorded at 349 as of 9 am, which is in the ‘very poor’ category. According to Safar-India data, till 9 am today, AQI was 206 at Sri Aurobindo Marg, 358 at Alipore, 385 at Anand Vihar, 356 at Burari Crossing, 367 at Dwarka-Sector 8, 338 at IGI Airport-T3, Lodhi Road 307, Mundka 382, Najafgarh 357 and RK Puram 371 were recorded in.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality index at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was 315 at 9 am. A layer of smog blanketed the area around Akshardham and the AQI was recorded at 378, which is in the ‘very poor’ category as per CPCB. Toxic foam was seen floating in the Yamuna river at Kalindi Kunj this morning, as the pollution level in the river still remains high.
As air pollution levels in the national capital reach “very poor” levels, doctors say even people without any respiratory disease are suffering from breathing problems. Dr Nikhil Modi, senior consultant, respiratory critical care, Apollo Hospital, told ANI that apart from regular patients, people who had no respiratory problems before are also showing symptoms like runny nose, sneezing, cough and Difficulty in breathing is increasing.
Speaking to ANI, Dr Arvind Kumar, Chairman of the Institute of Chest Surgery – Chest Onco Surgery and Lung Transplantation, Medanta Hospital, said, “When you breathe this kind of air, you suffocate. All ICUs now You talk to pediatricians with all types of pneumonia, their clinics are flooded with children who are having breathing problems. Go, kids are coughing, adults are coughing. So it’s really taking a toll on people’s health, the closure of schools and all the GRAP things, because of all these knee-jerk reactions. Are.” AQI is considered ‘poor’ between ‘200 and 300’, ‘very poor’ between ‘301 and 400’, ‘severe’ between ‘401-450’ and ‘severe plus’ between 450 and above.
