MASKED REALITY OF AQI STATIONS

As Delhi continues to be under a blanket of smog, the City Team visited seven monitoring stations to assess the situation. Even as access was denied at most sites, and few could not be traced, the official data was found to present a different picture than what appeared on the ground

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As Delhi continues to be under a blanket of smog, the City Team visited seven monitoring stations to assess the situation. Even as access was denied at most sites, and few could not be traced, the official data was found to present a different picture than what appeared on the ground

heavier," said Imran Khan, a shopkeeper in the area. "You can feel the difference when you step outside."

Like other stations under the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the Wazirpur monitor operates round-the-clock and generates automated air quality data at regular intervals. Despite routine dust suppression efforts, the station's readings suggest that localised measures alone are insufficient to counter the combined impact of industrial emissions, heavy traffic and unfavourable winter meteorological conditions.

Inside Okhla's station severe AQI persists even away from roads