Delhi grapples with 'severe' air quality as AQI soars to 404 today
Delhi experienced a sharp decline in air quality on Saturday morning, falling into the 'severe' category, as reported by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR-India). At 9 am, the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) for Delhi NCR reached 404.
Specific areas within the city showed varying levels of pollution, with the Pusa area recording an AQI of 395 and IIT Delhi at 385. Also Read: Breathless? Know the costs of rising air pollution in cities Lodhi Road reported an AQI of 378, categorizing it as 'very poor.' However, Delhi University faced a more severe situation with an AQI of 416, while the air quality at the Delhi IGI Airport Terminal 3 reached a critical level of 432, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR-India).
Also Read: Delhi air quality ‘very poor’ today, AQI crosses 350 mark Meanwhile, the nearby cities of Ghaziabad (AQI 424), Gurugram (AQI 345), Greater Noida (AQI 398), Noida (AQI 393), and Faridabad (AQI 426) also registered air quality levels ranging from 'very poor' to 'severe' on Saturday. According to a scientist from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there is a forecast for temporary relief in meteorological conditions in northwest India due to the influence of an approaching western disturbance expected to commence from Sunday, PTI reported.
The air quality in Delhi has been experiencing a gradual rise in AQI levels following a slight improvement observed last Sunday. Also Read: Delhi struggles with ‘very poor’ air quality for 6th day in a row; Check when will rain wash off pollution fears In Kanpur, biomass burning emerged as the primary cause of Delhi's poor air quality, constituting 51 percent of the capital's air
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