Delhi News Live Updates (October 16)
Showing an improvement, the 24-hour average AQI at 8 am on Monday dropped to 197 in the ‘moderate’ category on Sunday. As per the IMD, the national capital is expected to see light rainfall, thundershowers on Monday and Tuesday, with rest of the week likely to remain dry. The AQI was at 260 earlier on the weekend while the temperature was two degrees above the seasonal average.
Tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
Meanwhile, tremors were felt throughout Delhi-NCR Sunday afternoon as a 3.1 magnitude earthquake hit Faridabad at 4:08pm. According to the National Centre of Seismology, the epicentre of the earthquake was 9 km east of Faridabad.
Delhi LG writes to Haryana and Punjab CMs on crop residue burning
In other news, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena wrote to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Saturday, highlighting concerns about crop residue burning and the resulting pollution in the National Capital Region. He urged both CMs to “galvanize all available resources”, assuring them that Delhi was taking every step required to address the issue.
- The 24-hour average AQI in Delhi dropped to 197 in the ‘moderate’ category.
- The national capital is expected to have light rainfall and thundershowers on Monday and Tuesday.
- Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR as a 3.1 magnitude earthquake hit Faridabad.
- Delhi LG wrote to Haryana and Punjab CMs regarding crop residue burning and pollution in the region.
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