People gather around a bonfire for warmth on Monday night - Snehil Sakhare/DNA
While the temperature in hill stations of the state like Mahabaleshwar is still above 10 degree celsius, Pune is shivering due to cold wave. Minimum temperature of the city was recorded at 6.9 degree celsius on Monday. With the prevalent cold wave conditions, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) has issued health advisory stating citizens having respiratory problems may experience health issues due to cold conditions.
The city is witnessing drastic dip in the minimum temperature for the past couple of days. While in most of the parts, the minimum temperature is still above 10 degree celsius, cold wave conditions prevail in some parts of central Maharashtra. On Sunday, Pune recorded the lowest temperature in the state with mercury dipping down to 7.8 degree celsius.
Experts from Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) said that Northerly winds are taking cold waves towards south. The weather in some parts of Central Maharashtra is dry and the sky is clear due to which temperature has dropped considerably.
“The minimum temperature in the city on Monday was 4.5 degree below average minimum temperature. We can say cold wave conditions are prevailing in some parts of Central Maharashtra, though other parts of the state including hill stations like Mahabaleshwar are still above 10 degree Celsius,” IMD officials said.
As the temperature is dipping down in the city, it has affected the air quality of the city. The System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) project of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), which measures the air quality of the city, has shown that air quality in most parts of the city is not good. The air quality in many parts is moderate while in Katraj and Hadapsar area the quality is poor which may cause respiratory problems for citizens.
Gufran Baig, the programme director of SAFAR project, said that the cold weather brings down the inversion layer in the atmosphere which restricts air pollution to go upwards due to which it spreads in the air and citizens face respiratory problems.
“The air pollution in the city is mainly due to the particulate matters and at areas like Hadapsar and Katraj the air quality is poor. In many parts of the city the air quality is moderate which may cause problems to the citizens having respiratory issues like ssthma, bronchitis,” Baig said.
http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-cold-wave-brings-respiratory-problems-1932417
The city is witnessing drastic dip in the minimum temperature for the past couple of days. While in most of the parts, the minimum temperature is still above 10 degree celsius, cold wave conditions prevail in some parts of central Maharashtra. On Sunday, Pune recorded the lowest temperature in the state with mercury dipping down to 7.8 degree celsius.
Experts from Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) said that Northerly winds are taking cold waves towards south. The weather in some parts of Central Maharashtra is dry and the sky is clear due to which temperature has dropped considerably.
“The minimum temperature in the city on Monday was 4.5 degree below average minimum temperature. We can say cold wave conditions are prevailing in some parts of Central Maharashtra, though other parts of the state including hill stations like Mahabaleshwar are still above 10 degree Celsius,” IMD officials said.
As the temperature is dipping down in the city, it has affected the air quality of the city. The System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) project of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), which measures the air quality of the city, has shown that air quality in most parts of the city is not good. The air quality in many parts is moderate while in Katraj and Hadapsar area the quality is poor which may cause respiratory problems for citizens.
Gufran Baig, the programme director of SAFAR project, said that the cold weather brings down the inversion layer in the atmosphere which restricts air pollution to go upwards due to which it spreads in the air and citizens face respiratory problems.
“The air pollution in the city is mainly due to the particulate matters and at areas like Hadapsar and Katraj the air quality is poor. In many parts of the city the air quality is moderate which may cause problems to the citizens having respiratory issues like ssthma, bronchitis,” Baig said.
http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-cold-wave-brings-respiratory-problems-1932417
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