The country is all set to celebrate Diwali this week and Delhi has recorded the air quality in the ‘Very Poor’ category on Monday.
The national capital woke up to the Diwali week on Monday with the ‘Very Poor’ air quality as the overall AQI was recorded at 330 at 7 am in the city, as per SAFAR data.
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Several areas in the capital saw the air quality of over 300 points while some also saw the AQI above 350.
The AQI had improved to the ‘Poor’ category on Saturday, however, it again slipped to the ‘Very Poor’ section the next day and continued to remain so on Monday morning.
On Sunday, at 4 pm, Delhi’s 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 355 against 255 on Saturday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
The hazardous air quality (Very Poor AQI) was recorded at the beginning of the week when Diwali will be celebrated on October 31.
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AQIs in various parts of Delhi
Various areas in the city recorded the Very Poor air quality, as per National Air Quality Index.
- Anand Vihar: 357
- Ashok Vihar: 361
- Burari Crossing:362
- Chandni Chowk: 237 (Poor air quality)
- Dwarka-Sector 8: 331
- IGI Airport (T3): 316
- ITO: 326
- Jahangirpuri: 366
- North Campus, DU: 323
- RK Puram: 362
- Wazirpur: 362
- Rohini: 356
- Punjabi Bagh: 358
- Najafgarh: 325
AQIs in Noida
The air quality in Noida was recorded to be in the ‘Poor’ category on Monday morning with several areas seeing AQI between 250 and 299.
- Sector-1: 257
- Sector – 125: 274
- Sector – 62: 271
- Sector-116: 267
AQIs in Gurugram
Some areas in the city witnessed ‘Poor’ air quality while some were in the ‘Very Poor’ category.
- NISE Gwal Pahari: 182
- Sector-51: 114
- Teri Gram: 229
- Vikas Sadan: 254
An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor, and 401-500 is severe.
