Air pollution in Delhi: Air quality remains ‘very poor’, check pollution level in Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram
Delhi-NCR air pollution: Anand Vihar recorded AQI at 384, Lodhi Road at 330, Airport at 344, Pusa at 388, Noida at 328, Greater Noida at 332, Ghaziabad at 302, Gurugram at 285 and Faridabad at 299.
Air Pollution in Delhi: The air quality in the national capital dropped to a very poor category with an AQI of 372. Similarly, other areas in the city recorded air quality in the same category with an AQI above 300. Anand Vihar recorded AQI at 384, Lodhi Road at 330 , Airport at 344, Pusa at 388, Noida at 328, Greater Noida at 332, Ghaziabad at 302, Gurugram at 285 and Faridabad at 299.
The city recorded ‘very poor’ air quality on Monday morning, as reported by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Delhi: 372
Anand Vihar: 384
Lodhi Road: 330
Airport: 344
Pusa: 388
Noida: 328
Greater Noida: 332
Ghaziabad: 302
Gurugram: 285
Faridabad: 299
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), dense fog is forecast to persist from December 25 to 28. IMD said foggy conditions are expected from December 29 to 30, accompanied by a likely drop in minimum temperature.
On Christmas Day, as the cold wave tightened its grip on northern India, the national capital woke up to an even colder morning on Monday, accompanied by dense fog. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a temperature of 9.4 degrees Celsius was recorded in Delhi on Monday morning.
Visibility dropped to 125 meters in several parts of Delhi, and most parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) also experienced poor visibility. The minimum temperature on Sunday was 9.1 degrees Celsius.
Due to the freezing cold, many took refuge in night shelters in different parts of the national capital. Similar scenes played out elsewhere, with locals gathering at fires in the Lodhi Road area to seek solace.
Images from Lodhi Road, Munirka, RK Puram and Ring Road near AIIMS showed a thick layer of fog hanging overhead, with only a few vehicles and commuters venturing onto the streets.
Moreover, air quality in Delhi remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hovering around 400, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, 401 and 450 severe and above 450 severe plus.
In response to the prevailing conditions, all non-essential construction work has been banned in the National Capital Region of Delhi.