Diwali is still five days away, but the national capital’s air quality has already begun to get worse. Government monitoring agencies forecast a spike in air pollution numbers over the coming days in the absence of strong winds. Against the permissible level of 60 microgram per cubic metre (ugm-3), Delhi’s air currently has 147.1 ugm-3 of PM 2.5 (particulate matter finer than 2.5 micrometres). Read | Delhi chokes, six monitoring stations record very poor air qualityDelhi minister Satyendar Jain said that the group of ministers formed by the government to tackle air pollution was meeting on Monday to discuss effective garbage collections and ways to mitigate air pollution during Diwali . To track the air quality in your city, click here.

Source: Hindustan Times October 24, 2016 09:11 UTC