• By Mayukh Debnath
  • Sun, 29 Oct 2023 08:55 AM (IST)
  • Source:ANI
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Delhi Air Quality: Delhi's overall air quality deteriorated further on Sunday after being in the 'poor' category for three straight days, according to Union Ministry of Earth Sciences' System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital today has been recorded at 309, which falls in the 'very poor' category.

Meanwhile, Noida also experienced 'very poor' air quality as the city registered an AQI of 372. Noida witnessed a steep decline in its overall air quality since Saturday morning when an AQI of 255 was recorded. The air quality in Gurugram on Sunday entered the 'poor' spectrum of the AQI meter with a reading of 221.

(Screengrab of latest update on air quality index (AQI) for Noida, UP issued by SAFAR-India)

Until Saturday, the air quality in Delhi had remained in the 'poor' category since Thursday, when an overall AQI of 256 was recorded. Later, on Friday, Delhi witnessed a slight improvement in its overall air quality as average AQI in the city dropped to 249. On Wednesday, the national capital's AQI stood at 190, indicating a 'moderate' air quality.

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AQI is a tool for effective communication of air quality status to people in terms, which are easy to understand. It transforms complex air quality data of various pollutants into a single number (index value), nomenclature, and colour.

The AQI from 0 to 100 is considered good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 to 500 or above it is considered as severe.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has said that a 15-point winter action plan is being implemented to curb air pollution in the national capital.

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"Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier announced a 15-point winter action plan to curb the pollution caused by vehicles, biomass burning, dust, etc. Now this winter action plan is being implemented on the ground one-by-one to reduce the pollution in the national capital," Rai was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.


(With inputs from ANI)