Delhi’s air quality improved slightly on Wednesday, with the overall AQI dropping to 299 from 307 a day earlier (Representative image)
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality showed some improvement on Wednesday morning, with the national capital recording an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 299 in the ‘poor’ category at 7am, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. Delhi recorded a morning temperature of 20°C, with sunny conditions, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Under the CPCB classification, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’ and 401-500 ‘severe’. (With agency inputs) You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Delhi | Silver Rate in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi | Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Petrol Price in Delhi | Diesel Price in Delhi | CNG Price in Delhi | LPG Price in Delhi Stay updated with the latest Delhi news.
The persistent pollution has been compounded by falling temperatures and moderate fog, news agency ANI reported. Download the TOI App. Delhi’s air quality deteriorated after Diwali celebrations on Sunday.
Chhawla recorded the highest AQI at 396, followed by Chandni Chowk at 379, DTU and IIT Delhi at 375 each, and North Campus at 374. Other locations in the ‘very poor’ category included ITO (367), Burari Crossing (362), Pusa (359), NIH Narela (352), NSUT Jaffarpur (351), NSIT Dwarka (350), CRRI Mathura Road (348), Punjabi Bagh (341), JNU (339), Aya Nagar (337), Talkatora Garden (331), Vivek Vihar (326), Sirifort and Wazirpur (321 each), Jahangirpuri (320), Burari (315), Badarpur (312), Mundka (305), Anand Vihar and Bawana (304 each), and RK Puram (300). Rohini and Ashok Vihar recorded an AQI of 298 each, followed by Dwarka-Sector 8 (295), Jharoda Kalan (289), IGNOU Maidan Garhi (287), IGI Airport (T3) (282), Alipur (279) and Uttam Nagar (259). IMD Lodhi Road recorded the lowest reading in this category at 203. In the neighbouring NCR, Greater Noida recorded an AQI of 240, while Noida recorded 278. Gurugram also recorded a ‘poor’ AQI of 292, ANI reported. A day earlier, Delhi had recorded an AQI of 307 at 7am on Tuesday, placing it in the ‘very poor’ category. On Monday, the national capital woke up to a thick blanket of smog, with several monitoring stations recording AQI levels above 400, in the ‘severe’ category. Earlier reporting noted: However, the pollution situation remained grim in neighbouring Loni, where real-time AQI touched 470 earlier in the day, falling in the ‘severe’ category. Earlier reporting noted: Of the 58 monitoring stations that recorded data, 28 reported ‘very poor’ air quality, 28 were in the ‘poor’ category and two recorded ‘moderate’ levels. Earlier reporting noted: Mahesh Palawat, vice-president at Skymet and a weather expert, said northwesterly winds were affecting the Delhi region at an average speed of 12-14 kmph.
No station reported ‘severe’ air quality. The Delhi government is taking measures to minimise the impact of particulate matter, including deploying water sprinklers across the state. However, air quality at several monitoring stations remained in the ‘very poor’ category. Meanwhile, several other locations recorded air quality in the ‘poor’ category. Both were in the ‘poor’ category.