New Delhi (NVI): The overall air quality in the national capital today entered in the “severe” category after remaining in the “very poor” category for the past seven days.
According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR),the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 410 which falls in the ‘severe’ category.
The AQI in Chandini Chowk was in the “severe” category with PM2.5 of 438, followed by Delhi University, Dhirpur recorded PM 2.5 count of 481 and 463 respectively which also falls in the “severe” category.
While, the AQI in PUSA, Lodhi Road and Mathura Road recorded PM2.5 count of PM2.5 of 370, 391 and 398 respectively which falls in the “very poor” category.
While the neighbouring Noida recorded a PM2.5 of 447 which also falls in the ‘severe’ category.
An AQI between 0-50 is considered “good”, 51-100 “satisfactory”, 101-200 “moderate”, 201-300 “poor”, 301-400 “very poor” and 401-500 “severe”. An AQI above 500 falls in the “severe plus” category.
