The air pollution in Delhi continues to be in 'very poor' category on Sunday morning with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 364 at 7am, according the the Central Pollution Control Board.
#WATCH | Delhi: A thin layer of smog engulfs the National Capital as the air quality continues to deteriorate.
— ANI (@ANI) November 3, 2024
As per the CPCB, AQI continues to be in the 'Very Poor' category
(Visuals from India Gate) pic.twitter.com/71jWhpCPuD
A thin layer of smog engulfed Delhi on Sunday morning as the air quality continues to deteriorate.
Stubble burning in surrounding states like Punjab and Haryana is one of the causes for the poor AQI. The worsening air quality is also attributed to the burning of firecrackers despite guidelines by various governments.
Aditya, a resident of Delhi, told ANI that it is very difficult to breathe and that he is finding it difficult to go out and exercise.
#WATCH | Aditya, a resident of Delhi says, " It is very difficult to breathe....this is not a time we can go out and do exercise..." pic.twitter.com/V0qtea9NCC
— ANI (@ANI) November 3, 2024
According to CPCB, severe category ranges between AQI levels of 401 and 500 while 301-400 is very poor and 201-300 is poor. Moderate levels of AQI ranges between 101 and 200 moderate while 51 to 100 is satisfactory and 0 to 50 is good.
Some areas in the national capital breached the 400 mark, which comes under 'severe' category. Anand Vihar continues to be the worst hit area with an AQI of 427 followed by Rohini (404) and Ashok Vihar (402).
'Very poor' AQI was recorded in Wazirpur (394), Jahangirpur (394), Mundka (392), Vivek Vihar (388), Burari Crossing (385), Dwarka-Sector 8 (385), Patparganj (384), RK Puram (380), DU North Campus (377), Alipur (373), Najafgarh (372), Shadipur (370), ITO (358), New Moti Bagh (352) and IGI Airport T3 (349).
Chandni Chowk and Sri Aurobindo Marg fell in the 'poor' category recording AQIs of 289 and 267 respectively.
In Noida, Sector 62 recorded an AQI of 314 while Sector 116 saw an AQI of 303 and Sector 125 reported 287. In Guruguram, NISE Gwal Pahari recorded an AQI of 351 while areas like Vikas Sadan and Teri Gram fell in the poor category at 259 and 238 respectively.
