Ozone does not produce the haze associated with PM pollution. However, its public-health implications should not be downplayed. Short-term exposure can cause chest pain, cough and throat irritation, while in the long-term, it can exacerbate chronic…
Over the years, January PM2.5 levels in Delhi have typically ranged well above safe limits, often crossing 150 micrograms per cubic metre, before dropping during monsoon.
“Delhi records its lowest daily average AQI of the current year today with average AQI clocking 86 at 4:00 PM,” the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said in a post on X.
