Light pink cold has started being felt in Varanasi since the second week of November. People are now forced to sleep with fans in their homes switched off. However, there is no feeling of cold due to the sunlight coming out during the day. Light fog seen in Varanasi on Tuesday morning, says IMD
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AQI of the district reached 124
There are many areas of Varanasi whose air has become polluted. AQI 124 was recorded in the district in the morning. The most polluted air has been recorded in Orderly Bazaar, here AQI is 163, Maldahiya’s 147, Municipal Corporation 133, Bhelupur 122, the purest is that of BHU in Varanasi where AQI has been recorded only 54.
There will be a drop in temperature
BHU meteorologist Prof. Manoj Srivastava said that due to the north-westerly winds, changes are being seen in the weather. There will be similar weather this week. At the same time, it will be sunny during the day but it will get colder in the evening. In winter, if the air becomes heavy and settles down, then the city can go under the shadow of dense smog and pollution. Due to lack of wind, pollution has remained in the city’s environment to a great extent.
What is AQI and why is it a high level threat?
AQI is a kind of thermometer. It just works to measure pollution instead of temperature. Through this scale, the amount of CO (carbon dioxide), OZONE, NO2 (nitrogen dioxide), PM 2.5 (particulate matter) and PM 10 pollutants present in the air is checked and it is shown in readings from zero to 500. goes.
The greater the amount of pollutants in the air, the higher the AQI level and the higher the AQI, the more dangerous the air. Although AQI between 200 and 300 is also considered bad, but the situation is such that it has gone above 300 in many cities of Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. This increasing AQI is not just a number. This is also a sign of danger of upcoming diseases.
