Air pollution in Delhi rings alarm bells, AQI at 354
New Delhi, November 2: The pollution level in and around Delhi has reached an alarming level, with the air quality index (AQI) being very poor on Wednesday.
According to the Meteorological Department, the AQI in Delhi today was 354 and therefore classified as very poor. As per the parameters set by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the AQI category from 301 to 400 is considered very poor and from 401 to 500 severe.
Further, as per the information provided by the air quality data agency 'SAFAR', the AQI in Anand Vihar was recorded in the severe category at 406 today, followed by ITO 382 and Akshardham 363.
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A student Rameshwari from ITO has demanded to implement 'odd-even' norms for vehicles to improve the air quality in the national capital.
Rameshwari said "I am very much concerned to breathe in Delhi nowadays. Vehicular pollution and stubble burning have made Delhi's air toxic, affecting both the rich and the poor."
People in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) have been breathing in toxic air since the smog hit the area about a fortnight ago, a few days before Diwali.
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- ANI
