The air quality in Mumbai has deteriorated from 'moderate' to 'poor' due to the increased amount of pollution. As the temperature in the city seems now to be getting colder the pollution level is also increasing. On Tuesday morning, the minimum temperature in the city dropped to 19.2 degree Celsius.
Usually, the air in the city gets worse post-Diwali. However, this year even before Diwali festivities could have started the air quality of Mumbai has dwindled into poor category. Keeping in mind, the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic and the deteriorating air quality of the city, the government has decided to ban the use of crackers till Nov 30.
According to SAFAR, the air quality in the city, which was moderate on Saturday, was recorded as bad on Monday.
Overall, Mumbai’s air quality index (AQI) On Tuesday evening was around 255. In Mazgaon, the AQI was recorded 305, while Chembur recorded 297 and Malad had 290.
Meanwhile, the city's concentration of respirable suspended particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) in the air is the lowest since 2009 but still above the permissible limits, according to a report by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's Air Quality Status.
Last week, the weather bureau at Colaba had recorded a minimum temperature of 24 degrees, which was normal. However, weather experts had stated that the temperature may fluctuate due to anticyclone wind patterns. While the mercury is expected to dip due to these fluctuations but winter will not be setting in before December this year.
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According to System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), AQI levels for particulate matter (PM2.5) in the 0-50 range is classified as good; 51-100 as satisfactory; 101-200 as moderate; 201-300 as poor; 301-400 as very poor and above 400 as severe.
Earlier this year, the city recorded the worst AQI on March 17 when the PM 2.5 was 272.
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