Delhi-NCR AQI: National Capital sees worst air quality for third consecutive day post Diwali

New Delhi: Delhi's air is continuously deteriorating. The air quality in the national capital reached the dangerous level on Monday for the third day after remaining in the severe category for two consecutive days.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 626 at 6 am. The AQI of Ghaziabad's Loni was recorded at 650 at 9 am. It was recorded as the second most polluted city in the country. A day earlier, it was at number one among the polluted cities of the country. In Haryana's Gurugram, the AQI was recorded at 746 at 9 am.

AQI in Delhi NCR:

Ghaziabad 650

Gurugram 746

Faridabad 418

Noida Sector-62 747

Greater Noida 512

Delhi (Wazirpur) 591

Delhi (Jahangirpuri) 533

According to media reports, 4,189 incidents of stubble burning were registered in neighboring states on Sunday. Its share in Delhi's pollution was 48 percent. This is the highest share of pollution from stubble in this season. Reports says that due to the strong winds blowing from the north-west direction, the stubble smoke is rapidly dissolving in the air of Delhi making it poisonous.

Let us tell you that even after the ban on firecrackers, there was a lot of fireworks in Delhi on the night of Diwali. In Punjab and Haryana, farmers did the rest thing by burning stubble. Due to this, there has been a thick layer of haze in the Delhi-NCR region for the last four days. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a hope of getting relief from the haze in the next few days.

It is noteworthy that the Air Quality Index (AQI) between zero and 50 is 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 Between 401 and 500 is considered 'extremely bad' and 'severe'.

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