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Punjab Weather Update: Chandigarh's air has become poisonous due to stubble burning in Punjab. The air quality is deteriorating. People are having trouble breathing. The situation has become more serious than in Delhi. Chandigarh's AQI was recorded at 341 at 5 am on Monday. Although the air of all the cities of Punjab is polluted, but the condition of Mandi Gobindgarh is the worst.
AQI 270 has been recorded here. Along with this, cold has also started increasing in the state. The average maximum temperature has dropped by 0.4 degrees in 24 hours. It was 1.7 degrees below normal. The highest temperature was recorded at 31 degrees in Bathinda. Along with this, the Meteorological Department has also issued an orange alert of dense fog at many places today. This is affecting visibility. However, on Sunday, Chandigarh's AQI surpassed that of Delhi. Chandigarh's AQI reached 339, while Delhi's AQI was recorded at 334.
AQI level is falling in all areas of Chandigarh. At 5 am on Monday, AQI 337 has been recorded in Sector-22, while AQI 319 is the worst towards Punjab University and New Chandigarh and in Sector-53 towards Mohali. Here AQI has reached 341. Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee has ordered the Municipal Corporation to take spraying and other steps in view of the situation in the city. Whereas, if we talk about Punjab, the worst condition has happened in Mandi Gobindgarh. The AQI here is 270, 207 in Jalandhar, 202 in Amritsar, 202 in Ludhiana, 175 in Bathinda and 199 in Patiala and Khanna.
Take special care of these things in this season
According to health department experts, many precautions should be taken in this season. For example, a mask should be worn while leaving the house. Watch your diet. To avoid pollution, eating habits should be good. Plants can be planted to keep the air in the house clean. To avoid pollution, go out less. Avoid smoking.