Delhi's air quality improves to 'poor' category, AQI drops to 280
Delhi air pollution: The air quality in Delhi significantly improved from the "very poor" to the "poor" category on Wednesday for the first time in the last 10 days, as per the System of Air Quality & Weather Forecasting & Research (SAFAR).
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi stood at 280 on Wednesday. Several areas in the national capital including ITO, Lodhi Road, and Mathura Road recorded air quality in "very poor" air with an AQI of 333, 303, and 346 while the AQI at Anand Vihar and Jahangirpuri were in the "severe" category with an AQI 422 and 436, respectively.
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As per the SAFAR, the PM 10 levels were recorded at 58 in the 'satisfactory' category and PM 2.5 levels were recorded at 38 in the 'satisfactory' category.
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The air pollution level in the National Capital Region (NCR) fluctuated between "very poor" and "poor". Gurugram and Noida recorded AQI of 283 and 303 in the "poor" and "very poor" categories on Wednesday morning.
According to the SAFAR bulletin, from November 27 onwards local surface winds are likely to increase which will result in improvement of air quality.
The share of stubble burning to Delhi's PM2.5 is 3 percent and the effective fire count is 770.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
-PTC News
