New Delhi:
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded at 336 on Wednesday morning, putting the air quality under the ‘very poor’ category for the fourth day in a row and the third day in a row this week.
According to SAFAR-India, the city’s AQI has been in the ‘very poor’ category (309) since Sunday.
The AQI was recorded at 322 on Monday and 327 on Tuesday, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India data.
Meanwhile, morning walkers of the national capital said breathing is not as easy as it used to be in the summer months.
“It feels a bit uncomfortable to breathe while running now due to pollution compared to summer months. I am experiencing congestion. We have to remain careful and take all precautions,” said a morning walker near Mayur Vihar.
In Delhi University area and Pusa, air quality was recorded as ‘very poor’ today, with AQI of 391 and 311 respectively at 7am today.
The air quality in the IIT Delhi region also remained in the very poor category with an AQI of 329. The air quality at the airport (T3) and Mathura Road was also in the very poor category, with an AQI of 339 and 362, respectively.
Meanwhile, Noida recorded an AQI of 391 (very poor) and Gurugram 323 (very poor).
The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a tool for effectively communicating air quality status to people in easy-to-understand terms. It transforms complex air quality data of different pollutants into a single number (index value), nomenclature and color.
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 considered very poor and from 400 to 500 or higher it is considered severe.
Last week, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said a 15-point winter action plan is being implemented one by one to curb pollution.
“Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier announced a 15-point winter action plan to reduce pollution caused by vehicles, biomass burning, dust, etc. Now this winter action plan is being implemented on the ground one by one to reduce pollution in the region. national capital,” Rai had told ANI.
The Delhi minister added that since vehicles are one of the major causes of pollution, they have started the ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign on October 26. decreases and that of PM2.5 increases. This means that pollution caused by vehicles and biomass burning is increasing. For this purpose, ‘Red light on, Gaadi off’ campaign has been started,” the Delhi minister had said.
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