Despite witnessing a drop by 41 points in the average Air Quality Index (AQI), the national capital's bad air woes continued to haunt the citizens, with AQI remaining in the 'severe' category on Wednesday.
A day after a minimal drop, the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday again reached the ‘severe’ category with a combination of smog and fog enveloping the national capital, reducing the visibility to 200 meters in the morning.
With the implementation of Graded Response Action Plan’s (GRAP) stage- III restrictions in Delhi, the city's air quality index saw slight improvement on Friday, moving to 'very poor' category from the 'severe' one a day earlier.
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The city's AQI stood at 418 from Tuesday's figure of 334.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 347 as of 7:30 A.M. on Monday.
With the air quality reeling under 'very poor' category in the national capital for several days and the average AQI falling in the 300- 400 range, city residents have started complaining of breathing difficulty, while many patients with respiratory problems are visiting doctors.
According to the pollution monitoring agency, the average AQI of Delhi stood at 382, nearing the 'severe' zone.
The situation remained uneasy for residents of the national capital on Saturday with the average air quality index witnessing no improvement, reeling under the 'very poor' category.
In a decisive move to tackle air pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government has launched a large-scale water-sprinkling campaign across the city.
