Air pollution: Delhi AQI deteriorates to ‘severe’ category, crosses 400-mark; primary schools shut | IN 10 POINTS

Delhi air pollution: As per the Central Pollution Control Board, the Air Quality Index (AQI level) in Delhi remains in ‘hazardous’ category, deteriorates, worsens and crosses 400-mark AQI. 

As the quality of air deteriorated, a thick haze blanketed the skyline of the national capital since Thursday. 

Check list of Air Quality at various places across Delhi 

Indira Gandhi International Airport – 473

Dwarka -  480

#WATCH | Delhi | As per the latest official data, the air quality in Lodhi Road area continues to remain in Severe category. Visuals from the area as a thick layer of haze lingers in the air. pic.twitter.com/kV8LRCemjt — ANI (@ANI) November 3, 2023

ITO -433

Lodhi Road – 438

RK Puram – 486

Anand Vihar – 500 

Delhi AQI worsens IN 10 POINTS 

• In the wake of the worsening air quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked the third stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)

• Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces closure of primary schools for 2 days as Delhi AQI worsens

• As part of its response to combat pollution the state government can impose strict restrictions on BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers in certain areas

• The AQI at multiple locations in Noida also plunged to the 'severe' category with Sector 62, Sector 1 and Sector 116 recording 483, 413 and 415 respectively.

• It has been recorded that Delhi had the highest PM (Particulate Matter) 2.5 levels in the country in the month of October and has been experiencing a consistent upward trend since 2021

• After the air quality turned ‘severe’, the Delhi government has imposed a ban on construction activities in the entire National Capital Region

• Exemptions have been made for the projects of the railway services, metro services, airports, inter-state bus terminals, defence-related activities, healthcare-related activities. Activities including earthwork for excavation and filling including boring and drilling works also banned

• The Delhi government also intensifies the frequency of mechanised sweeping of roads and ensure daily water-sprinkling along with dust suppressants, added the official statement.

• In view of the implementation of the GRAP-III stage to combat pollution in Delhi, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) adds 20 extra trips across national capital as part of its measures taken under GRAP to encourage more and more people to use public transport in Delhi-NCR.

• Gurugram District Magistrate banned burning waste materials, such as garbage, leaves, plastic, and rubber under a law that makes it a punishable offence. 

Air Quality Index (AQI) is a tool for effective communication of air quality status to people in terms, which are easy to understand. It transforms complex air quality data of various pollutants into a single number (index value), nomenclature, and colour.

Check AQI scale 

0 and 50 are considered "good”, 

51 and 100 are "satisfactory", 

101 and 200 are "moderate", 

201 and 300 are "poor", 

301 and 400 are "very poor", 

401 and 450 are "severe"  

450 considered as "severe " 

- With inputs from agencies

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