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On 7 November 2016 the PM 2.5 levels in Delhi shot up to a high of 999, much above the recommended 60 micrograms. At the same time, PM 10 also shot up to 999 (the maximum level for the monitors), instead of the recommended limit of 100. [17] Again, on 8 November 2016 the PM 2.5 levels shot up to 449. At the same time PM 10 levels shot up to 663 ...
PM 10 1 day 50 μg/m 3: 1 year 25 μg/m 3: PM 2.5 ... 2 5 160 100 35 100 150 500 80 200 150 4 ... was launched in New Delhi on September 17, 2014, under the Swachh ...
Worldwide, PM 10 concentrations of 70 μg/m 3 and PM 2.5 concentrations of 35 μg/m 3 have been shown to increase long-term mortality by 15%. [29] More so, approximately 4.2 million of all premature deaths observed in 2016 occurred due to airborne particulate pollution, 91% of which occurred in countries with low to middle socioeconomic status.
The guidelines stipulate that PM 2.5 should not exceed 5 μg/m 3 annual mean, or 15 μg/m 3 24-hour mean; and that PM 10 should not exceed 15 μg/m 3 annual mean, or 45 μg/m 3 24-hour mean. [2] For ozone (O 3), the guidelines suggest values no higher than 100 μg/m 3 for an 8-hour mean and 60 μg/m 3 peak season mean. [2]
In the bottom ten are three cities from India, Muzaffarnagar, Delhi and New Delhi. Here is a list of the 30 most polluted cities by PM 2.5 , Jan to Sep 2022: [ 284 ] City
Delhi and Mumbai have more than 100,000 commercial vehicles running on CNG fuel. Delhi has the largest number of CNG commercial vehicles running anywhere in the World. India is planning to introduce Bio-diesel, ethanol petrol blends in a phased manner and has drawn up a road map for the same.
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The expressway crosses India’s widest 14-lane expressway, Delhi–Meerut Expressway, and provides connectivity to Meerut. [14] Eastern Peripheral Expressway is expected to divert more than 50,000 trucks away from Delhi and reduce air pollution in Delhi by 27%. [15] [16] It was inaugurated on 27 May 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in ...