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.
The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 339, classified as ‘very poor,’ with 33 out of 40 monitoring stations recording AQI levels above 300 as of 4 p.m., according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Delhi's average air quality index (AQI) on Wednesday deteriorated to the 'very poor' category, with levels recorded at 307, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
In a little relief for residents, the average AQI of Delhi came down from 'very poor' category with an index value recorded at 268 on Tuesday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Delhi's average air quality index (AQI) on Monday remained in the 'very poor' category, registering a level of 304, according to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) bulletin.
Delhi's air pollution levels are rising every passing day with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) climbing to 364 on Wednesday, registering an increase of 37 points compared to the previous day.
