Delhi Higher Floor Less Smog

The pollution national capital still has rescue you just have to do your part.

Delhi higher floor less smog.

Delhi s pollution levels worse than the great london smog of 1952. Low visibility has resulted in accidents across the city notably a 24 vehicle pile up on the yamuna expressway. I ve hosted dozens of diy air purifier workshops and several people have asked me that question so you re not alone. But at night air is more settled the average is around 50 100 meters.

So that s not going to get us anywhere near the 1 000 meter mixing height. The burning of post harvest paddy stubble in the agricultural fields of haryana and punjab is often cited as a major cause of this unhealthy smog. The city already has new nicknames such as gas chamber masked capital and smog choked capital. Every winter not just delhi but also large parts of north india are frequently enveloped in a thick blanket of smog caused by air pollution from vehicular and industrial emissions mixing with fog.

It has been reported as one of the worst levels of air quality in delhi since 1999. Higher floors may breathe easier at night. But don t lose hope folks. At about 3 1 meters per floor people on the 20 th floor are about 62 meters high.

Epa sixty years ago in december london was engulfed with a toxic mix of dense fog and sooty black smoke for four days. Meanwhile jokes cartoons and memes on delhi s smog are going on all over social media.