Delhi air pollution level increases on October 30, eight stations in red zone
The Hindu
Delhi's air quality worsens ahead of Diwali on October 30, with AQI reaching 278, but slight improvement from previous days.
A day ahead of Diwali, air pollution increased considerably in the national capital on Wednesday (October 30, 2024) with as many as eight monitoring stations recording 'very poor' quality air.
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Delhi recorded an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 278 at 9 am, on Wednesday (October 30, 2024) up from 268 recorded a day earlier.
The city's overall AQI remained in the 'poor' category -- a marginal improvement seen from Tuesday due to favourable wind speed after several days of 'very poor' quality air.
On October 28, 2024, Delhi recorded an AQI of 304 and it was 359 on Sunday (October 27, 2024).
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good,' 51 to 100 'satisfactory,' 101 to 200 'moderate,' 201 to 300 'poor,' 301 to 400 'very poor,' and 401 to 500 'severe'.
According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board, out of the 36 monitoring stations which reported data, eight -- Anand Vihar, Ashok Vihar, Aya Nagar, Bawana, Jahangirpuri, Mundka, Vivek Vihar and Wazirpur -- recorded "very poor" category AQI in the morning.
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