If you live in the national capital region and are breathing in the relatively clean air, then breathe deeply as we are just over a month away from the foulest air of the year- Diwali. Air Pollution is killing us, an empirically proven fact. What the Supreme Court now wants to know from the pollution control boards of the NCR region are the steps that they propose to introduce to tackle air pollution this winter. Is there any hope at all?
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Mumbai's air pollution has surged past Delhi's levels, raising concerns about respiratory and heart health.
Data from the Daily AQI bulletin of the Central Pollution Control Board show that the 24-hour average air quality index in many cities across northern India is worse than in much of southern India.
On October 24, Mumbai's Air Quality Index (AQI) reportedly touched 322, placing it in the very poor category, while Delhi recorded 176.
The city recorded a maximum temperature of 31.4 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees below normal.
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