New Delhi (NVI): The national capital’s air quality continued to remain in the “moderate” category for second consecutive day this morning, as stronger winds helped bring down pollution levels.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded 189 at around 8 am.
An AQI of 203 was reported in Anand Vihar, while Nehru Nagar and RK Puram reported AQIs of 227 and 217 respectively, all in the ‘poor’ category. In Lodhi Road, an AQI of 102 (moderate) was recorded, as per the data from CPCB.
The air quality was at ‘moderate’ levels in the neighbouring cities of Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad this morning.
Earlier on November 15, the AQI reading in the national capital was 435 in the ‘severe’ category, which improved to ‘poor’ (221) on November 16 and ‘moderate’ (171) on Tuesday.
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”.
Officials at air monitoring stations have said that due to high wind speeds throughout the week and the negligible stubble burning activity, the air quality is expected to remain in the range of ‘moderate’ to ‘poor’ category.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air monitoring agency SAFAR also predicted that, the air quality can slip into the poor category today.
“The AQI is likely to marginally deteriorate and in moderate to the poor category is forecast for today. AQI is forecast to further deteriorate to the higher end of poor to lower end of very poor category on 19 and 20 November,” it said.
-RJV
