Delhi witnesses ‘very poor’ air quality as foggy conditions persist | Check today's AQI here
overall AQI of the national capital region stood at 381 at 6 am today. However, some areas in Delhi have reported ‘severe’ air quality on Wednesday morning. The air quality at Punjabi Bagh was 430, followed by 413 in ITO, 407 in RK Puram, 428 in Patparganj, 414 in Dwarka Sector-8, 429 in Jahangirpuri, 402 in Rohini, and 421 in Wazirpur area.
As per CPCB data, DTU's AQI stood at 329 at 6 am today and the air quality at IGI Airport (T3) was 368. In Ashok Vihar, the AQI was 387, followed by 166 in Najafgarh, 384 in Pusa, 387 in New Moti Bagh, and 357 in Burari. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".
Meanwhile, the Centre on Saturday decided to hold off on implementing stricter measures to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR, preferring to assess the effectiveness of the current actions. The central government on Friday ordered a ban on non-essential construction work and plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers in Delhi-NCR amid worsening air quality in the region. A Sub-Committee of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), a statutory body responsible for planning air pollution mitigation measures in Delhi-NCR, reviewed the situation on Saturday, the Environment Ministry said.
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