The air quality in the national capital continued to remain ‘Very Poor’ with various areas falling under the ‘Severe’ category.
Several areas in the national capital recorded ‘Severe’ air quality on Thursday morning even as the AQI in the city remained in the ‘Very Poor’ category, as per the Central Pollution Control Board data at 7 am.
Anand Vihar and Ashok Vihar were among those localities in Delhi that saw an AQI of over 400, while various areas remained close to this mark.
The AQI in the capital city was recorded 352 at 4 pm on Wednesday, which deteriorated to 366 at 7 am this morning.
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Area-wise AQI in Delhi
- Anand Vihar:426
- Ashok Vihar: 417
- Alipur:386
- Bawana: 411
- Burari Crossing: 377
- Chandni Chowk: 301
- Dwarka-Sector 8: 380
- IGI Airport (T3): 358
- ITO: 358
- Jahangirpuri:428
- Lodhi Road: 171
- Mundka: 417
- NSIT Dwarka: 383
- Najafgarh: 363
- Narela: 383
- Nehru Nagar: 386
- New Moti Bagh: 390
- North Campus, DU: 372
- Patparganj: 391
- Punjabi Bagh: 388
- RK Puram: 378
- Rohini: 405
- Shadipur:390
- Sonia Vihar: 399
- Vivek Vihar: 408
- Wazirpur: 427
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Area-wise AQI in Noida
- Sector – 125: 246
- Sector – 62: 309
- Sector-1: 218
- Sector-116: 320
Area-wise AQI in Gurugram
- NISE Gwal Pahari: 329
- Sector-51: 384
- Teri Gram: 246
- Vikas Sadan: 285
An AQI is considered “Poor” between ‘200 and 300’, “Very Poor” at ‘301 and 400’, “Severe” at ‘401-450,” and 450 and above is “Severe Plus.”
