The national capital saw a chilly morning with a minimum temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and commuters had a tough time as they battled reduced visibility on the roads due to fog.
“The minimum temperature recorded in the morning was 11 degrees, at least one notch below the average” an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The report suggested that the national capital had the highest annual population-weighted mean Particulate Matter 2.5 last year, followed by neibhouring Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Haryana. All had mean values greater than 125 µg/m3. Of the 1.24 million deaths attributable to air pollution, more than half were people below 70 years.
“In India, the major sources of ambient particulate matter pollution are coal burning for thermal power production, industry emissions, construction activity and brick kilns, transport vehicles, road dust, residential and commercial biomass burning, waste burning, agricultural stubble burning, and diesel generators,” the study stated.
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