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Delhi’s air quality hovers around ‘Very Poor’ category for third straight day


Image Source : PTI Smog covers the Samvidhan Sadan in New Delhi

Air pollution: The national capital’s air quality hovered around the ‘Very Poor’ category for the third day in a trot. Several areas in Delhi recorded the AQI between 300 to 400 while some areas saw ‘Poor’ air quality, according to Central Pollution Control Board data at 8 am on Monday (November 20). The city’s overall air quality improved from 398 at 7 am yesterday to 301 at 4 pm, however, several localities in the national capital recorded AQIs over 350. The city witnessed a slight improvement on Saturday as the ‘Severe’ air quality changed to ‘Very Poor’, which has remained in the category since then.

AQIs in various areas of Delhi:

  • Anand Vihar: 364
  • Ashok Vihar: 343
  • Dwarka Sector 8: 371
  • IGI T3: 318
  • ITO: 320
  • Jahangirpuri: 399
  • North Campus DU: 350
  • Najafgarh: 323
  • Punjabi Bagh: 398
  • RK Puram: 346
  • Rohini: 386
  • Shadipur: 339
  • Vivek Vihar: 284
  • Wazirpur: 396

AQIs in Noida:

  • Sector 125: 298
  • Sector 62: 302
  • Sector 1: 280
  • Sector 116: 353

AQIs in Ghaziabad:

  • Indirapuram: 333
  • Loni: 307
  • Sanjay Nagar: 284
  • Vasundhara: 300

AQIs in Gurugram:

  • NISE: 165
  • Sector 51: 337
  • Teri Gram: 235
  • Vikas Sadan: 219

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