Delhi's overall air quality rates as 'poor' with AQI at 266

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Also Read: Delhi's overall air quality in 'moderate' category with AQI stands at 190 In Ayanagar, the air quality was deemed 'poor' with an AQI of 201, while the Mathura road area recorded an AQI of 179, which is in the 'moderate' category. The IIT Delhi area showed an AQI of 215. Dhirpur recorded an AQI of 329, indicating a 'very poor' air quality level.

AQI is a tool designed to simplify the communication of air quality conditions to the public by using easily understandable categories. These six AQI categories are: Good, Satisfactory, Moderately Polluted, Poor, Very Poor, and Severe. The classification of these categories is determined based on the concentration levels of air pollutants in the environment and their potential health impacts, known as health breakpoints.

According to the AQI scale, air quality falling between 0 and 50 is classified as "good," 51 to 100 as "satisfactory," 101 to 200 as "moderate," 201 to 300 as "poor," 301 to 400 as "very poor," and 401 to 450 as "severe." The term "severe" is used when the AQI surpasses 450. Also Read: Delhi's AQI below 200 as ‘Green War Room’ strategy kicks in Earlier on October 9, during a press conference, the AAP Chief Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said, "In 2022, the air quality in Delhi improved further by 8 per cent. In 2023, this improvement has reached 31 per cent.