According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in India's capital, Delhi, has plummeted to hazardous levels, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 448 at 7 A.M. on Thursday.
The areas that were worst affected due to the rise in pollution include Wazirpur, Nehru Nagar, Anand Vihar, Rohini, Anand Vihar, Jahangirpuri and ITO, where the AQI levels pegged at above 450.
Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday continued to reel under the 'poor' category.
With a little respite for the city's residents amid the bad air situation, Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) levels on Sunday witnessed some improvement, stepping from 'very poor' to 'poor' category.
Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday witnessed a marginal improvement of 46 points, however it remained in the 'very poor' category.
No significant improvement took place in the pollution levels in Delhi as city’s average air quality on Tuesday remained to be in the ‘very poor’ category, the daily Air Quality Index (AQI) bulletin released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said.
With not much respite for the residents, Delhi's average air quality on Monday remained to be in the 'very poor' category, the daily Air Quality Index (AQI) bulletin released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said.
A day after witnessing a little improvement, Delhi's air pollution levels registered a marginal spike of 22 points on Friday, reaching the upper end of the 'very poor' category recording average Air Quality Index value at 393.
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.
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).
