Delhi’s air is still becoming poisonous. The 24-hour average AQI at 7 am on Friday was 371. This morning, most parts of Delhi including the capital were seen wrapped in a blanket of smog and in many areas the air quality index crossed 400, which falls in the ‘severe’ category. Apart from this, the level of pollution in most areas remains ‘very bad’. Jahangirpuri is the most polluted with a 24-hour average AQI of 426 at 7 am.
AQI of different areas
According to CPCB data, the best AQI was of Lodhi Road which was 260. The areas where AQI has crossed 400 by 6 am include Anand Vihar (408), Bawana (409), Jahangirpuri (424), Mundka (401). Apart from Nehru Nagar (408), Shadipur (401) and Wazirpur (412), most areas had AQI between 340 and 400.
Monitoring centers have been set up to monitor air pollution on a daily basis
The weather is expected to improve slightly by the end of this week. Many measures have been taken by the government to reduce air pollution and the fourth phase of GRAP has also been implemented.
The weather may improve slightly by the end of this week.
Monitoring centers have been set up to monitor air pollution on a daily basis. These centers provide data through air quality index (AQI) readings. Along with this, information has also been given on how to reduce the danger from poisonous air. People are told on a scale of 0-500 how clean or polluted the air is, which can affect human health.
An AQI between zero and 50 is ‘good’, 51-100 is ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 is ‘moderate’, 201-300 is ‘poor’, 301-400 is ‘very poor’, 401-450 is ‘severe’ ‘is’ and more than 450 is considered ‘very severe’.
