According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, the AQI which marks the air quality in the national capital remained in the ‘very poor’ category today, with an overall Air Quality Index of 385. (SAFAR).
Deteriorating AQI in the national capital
Meanwhile, Noida’s air quality has deteriorated to the ‘critical’ category, while Gurugram’s air quality has deteriorated to the ‘very poor’ level. Noida and Gurugram have numbers of 507 and 319, respectively.
An AQI of zero to 50 is deemed ‘excellent,’ 51 to 100’satisfactory,’ 101 to 200’moderate,’ 201 to 300 ‘poor,’ 301 to 400’very poor,’ and 401 to 500’severe,’ according to government agencies.
Separate night patrols teams have been established up for each of the 11 districts of the national capital to check compliance with pollution control regulations for construction-related activities, according to Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai.
(This story was not edited by The North Eastern Chronicle staff and is published from a syndicated feed)
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