NEW DELHI: The air quality in Delhi-NCR was more toxic this summer in comparison with the previous year as the city experienced high ozone levels with many stations exceeding the safe mark, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) reveals in its latest study.
The report points out that while the higher number of hot days usually pushes ozone levels beyond the safe limit, the spread of stations this summer is much wider. On average, 16 stations in Delhi-NCR exceeded the standard daily in March-April — a 33% rise from the previous year — with New Delhi and south Delhi being the worst affected.
