Dipankar Saha, air lab chief of the Central Pollution Control Board, said, "Our air quality is improving every hour and we hope it will continue to improve." "Now the wind is blowing very easily from north to south with a speed of 4.5 m/s, which has resulted in dispersion of pollutants, leading to improvement in air quality after long pause," he added. SMOG CHOKES CAPITALPollution and smog have been major problems in northern India, especially in Delhi. The air quality in the national capital troubled visiting Sril Lankan cricket team as well. Sri Lanka's complaints over poor air quality even led to play being briefly halted, in what was seen as a major embarrasment for the national capital.

Source: India Today December 06, 2017 22:29 UTC