Delhi’s air quality saw a slight improvement on Friday as the national capital recorded an AQI of 288 at 6 am, up from 373 a day earlier, according to data from the Sameer app developed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Why Cloud Seeding Was Postponed in National Capital?
The cloud seeding trials have been postponed in the national capital due to inadequate moisture in the clouds and are likely to be conducted again in the coming days.
AQI of National Capital
Data showed that monitoring stations at Anand Vihar reported an AQI of 305 and Bawana 363 in the ‘very poor’ air quality category. On the other hand, some monitoring stations,the National such as Burari Crossing (275) and Chandni Chowk (203), recorded ‘poor’ air quality.
An AQI ranging between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good,’ 51–100 ‘satisfactory,’ 101–200 ‘moderate,’ 201–300 ‘poor,’ 301–400 ‘very poor,’ and 401–500 ‘severe.’
Air quality plummeted to severe levels in the national capital, with an AQI reading of 373, on Thursday due to thick haze and smog engulfing the city and reducing visibility across the region.
Most parts of the city, including Kartavya Path, Anand Vihar, Burari, and Akshardham, reported fog during early morning hours.
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Delhi cloud seeding
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, which is undertaking the experiments, said on Wednesday that the next cloud seeding trials will not be undertaken because there is “insufficient moisture in the clouds.” Significantly, the experiments in cloud seeding that were conducted on Tuesday did not yield the desired result in the national capital.
Next Cloud Seeding Would Be Held in Coming days
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the next cloud seeding attempts would be held over the coming days when the moisture level increases well beyond the current reading of 10 to 15 percent. “As per the IMD, there is still 10 to 15 percent moisture.
Yesterday, our trial was conducted at 10 to 15 percent moisture, and now the next trial will be held when the moisture exceeds that level. As per IMD, the moisture is expected to increase further after 4 pm. Once the moisture report arrives, the next trial will begin immediately,” he told ANI on Wednesday.
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