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.
However, no place has recorded in the 'severe' zone as per Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) data.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Monday measured the national capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) at 310 and marked it in the ‘very poor’ category.
Notably, there was no place in Delhi where the AQI reading was in the 'severe' zone on Sunday.
Five places record 'severe' air quality.
After having a little bit of relief, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the National Capital dipped again to 'Severe' category in several areas, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
