The iconic monument, Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra, was blanketed in a thin layer of haze even as the city’s air quality was recorded ‘satisfactory’ on Sunday morning.
The air quality in the city was recorded as ‘satisfactory’ on Sunday morning, as per the data issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The air quality was recorded to be in the ‘moderate’ category on Saturday.
The tourists on Sunday morning caught a mere glimpse of the Taj Mahal, one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites, as visibility remained clear, as per the India Meteorological Department.
As per the CPCB data, the Manoharpur area in Agra recorded its Air Quality Index (AQI) at 93, categorized as ‘satisfactory’, whereas the Shahjahan Garden area recorded an AQI of 73 as of 8 am.
One of the tourists visiting the Taj Mahal, Gautam Singh, said, “As we are residents of Delhi, we frequently visit this place. This haze can be an effect of changing weather or maybe a result of stubble-burning incidents and pollution. The situation here can be more affected in near future.”
Moradabad city and its adjoining areas were also engulfed in a thick haze.
According to the data of the CPCB, the AQI at the Jigar Colony of the city is at 102, while the AQI at the Employment Office is at 161, both categorised as ‘moderate’, as of 8 am.
The situation of the Yamuna River continues to deteriorate with thick toxic sludge persisting in the Kalindi Kunj area in Delhi.
Delhi too continued to battle with air pollution for the 10th consecutive day post-Diwali as a dense layer of smog blanketed parts of the national capital on Sunday morning.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 335 as of 8 am today, categorised as ‘very poor.’
An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor, and 401-500 is severe.