Delhi's air quality 'very poor', smog blankets city
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category on Sunday with thick fog enveloping the city in the morning.
The national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 369 at 9 am, a significant rise from 290 on Saturday, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
Some monitoring stations recorded 'severe' air quality with readings exceeding 400.
Data from the CPCB's Sameer app, which provides hourly AQI updates, showed that out of 38 monitoring stations, eight -- Anand Vihar, Wazirpur, Rohini, Punjabi Bagh, Nehru Marg, Mundka, Jahangirpuri and Ashok Vihar -- recorded readings above 400.
An AQI between 0 and 50 is 'good,' 51 and 100 'satisfactory,' 101 and 200 'moderate,' 201 and 300 'poor,' 301 and 400 'very poor,' and 401-500 'severe.'
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 16.5 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees below normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The humidity levels stood at 94 per cent at 8.30 am.
The IMD has forecast mainly clear skies during the day, with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 34 degrees Celsius.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
