Brace for polluted days. The share of stubble burning emissions in Delhi's PM2.5 (micro, respirable particles) component will be its peak in the days between October 29 and November 15, according to the Union earth sciences forecasting body, System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).
Though Punjab recorded the season's highest fire count on Wednesday with 1,238 farm fires, the contribution of stubble burning is predicted to be only 5-6% due to wind that is blowing in a direction away from Delhi. SAFAR said that a high fire count did not necessarily mean stubble burning would have a major role in Delhi's air quality. He said there were meteorological factors at play too.
This story is from the October 27, 2022 edition of The Times of India.
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