The overall air quality in the national capital was
recorded in the ‘Very Poor category’, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 306 on
Monday against 302 recorded on Sunday, as per SAFAR-India.
A cyclist at Indian Gate, Sanjay Chaudhary, while
talking to ANI, said “The situation is not good at all”.
“I think pollution levels have been rising in Delhi
for the past 10 to 12 days. We can feel it in our eyes today. The smog is
dense…I think the situation is not good at all. We, the cyclists, carry masks
and bandanas with us, but I don’t think there is any alternative, and if you
have to be on the road, you have to face it,” said Sanjay Chaudhary.
Another cyclist Rahul Kundra said, “Right now, we can
feel the pollution a little as we cycle every day… It will increase a
little… that will become visible too. At that time, we stop cycling and go
for an alternative…”
The overall air quality in the National Capital
deteriorated from the ‘poor’ category to the ‘very poor’ category, with the Air
Quality Index at 302 on Sunday afternoon, as per data from SAFAR-India.
On Sunday morning, the overall air quality was
recorded in the ‘poor category’ with an AQI of 266 against 173 recorded on
Saturday.
According to the latest data from the System of Air
Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the air quality around
Delhi University was recorded at 330 (very poor) at noon, while IGI Terminal T3
in New Delhi was at 313 against 276 in the Sunday morning hours.
According to the SAFAR, the air quality in Kartavya
Path at India Gate was recorded at 266 on Sunday morning.
Meanwhile, Noida recorded an AQI of 290 (poor) and
Gurugram 152 (moderate). Anand Vihar breached the very poor category in New
Delhi with an AQI of 345, IT0 with an AQI of 309, New Moti Bagh with an AQI of
360, Dwarkar Sector-8 recorded an AQI of 313.
The Air Quality Index is a tool for effective
communication of air quality status to people in terms that are easy to
understand. There are six AQI categories, namely Good + Satisfactory,
Moderately Polluted, Poor, Very Poor, and Severe.
Each of these categories is decided based on the
ambient concentration values of air pollutants and their likely health impacts
(known as health breakpoints).
According to the AQI scale, the air quality check
between 0 and 50 is “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”,
201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 450 “severe”.
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