Chandigarh and most of the cities of Punjab are in the grip of smog. The air quality of Chandigarh has been worsened as the AQI continues to remain in very poor category. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Chandigarh has crossed 375. This simply means that breathing here is like smoking twenty cigarettes daily. Which is very dangerous for health.
At the same time, the highest AQI of 269 has been recorded in Mandigarh Gobindgarh of Punjab. The temperature of the state has dropped by 1.5 degrees in 24 hours. Now it has reached close to normal. The highest temperature of 30.4 degrees has been recorded in Bathinda.
At the same time, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert of dense smog till November 15. Due to this, visibility has been reduced. Due to this, air and road transport can be affected. According to experts, people should leave their homes before the scheduled time. The car should be driven in the lane. Traffic lights should be used.
The air quality in Chandigarh is bad for 5 days. At 5 am on Wednesday, the AQI of Chandigarh was at a very dangerous level. The AQI of area adjoining Sector-22 was recorded at 370. While the AQI of Punjab University and the area adjoining Chandigarh was 320 and the AQI of Sector-52 adjoining Mohali was 352. While talking about the districts of Punjab, the AQI of Amritsar was 254, Bathinda 151, Jalandhar 232, Ludhiana 228, Mandi Gobindgarh 289 and Patiala 269. While the AQI of Rupnagar was 190.