An AQI between zero 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 between 500 is considered ‘severe’.
दम घुटता है दिल्ली में, आज भी हवा की गुणवत्ता ‘बहुत खराब’ श्रेणी में
Even today the air quality in Delhi remains in the ‘very poor’ category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Anand Vihar station in the national capital fell into the ‘severe’ category with PM 2.5 at 413 and PM 10 at 371, which is in the ‘poor’ category.
An AQI between zero 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 between 500 is considered ‘severe’.
Bawana station recorded PM 2.5 at 396, ‘very poor’ category and PM 10 at 306 (‘very poor’), while CO reached 100 (‘satisfactory’). In Aya Nagar, PM 2.5 reached 274 under the ‘poor’ category, while PM 10 stood at 189 under the ‘moderate’ category. CO was recorded at 68 under ‘satisfactory’ category at the weather centre. However, the station in Dwarka Sector 8 recorded PM 2.5 at 271 in the ‘very poor’ category and PM 10 at 285 in the ‘poor’ category.
The air quality in Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport T3 area was in the ‘poor’ category with PM 2.5 at 346 and PM 10 at 285. CO increased to the ‘moderate’ category at 109, and NO2 to the ‘good’ category at 23.
Okhla Phase-2 recorded PM 2.5 at 345, which is in the ‘very poor’ category, while PM 10 reached 241, which puts it in the ‘poor’ category. NO2 dropped to ‘moderate’ level at 110.
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