UPSC Current – AQI deteriorates, remains in ‘very poor’ category
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AQI deteriorates, remains in ‘very poor’ category
Smog engulfed the Capital as the air quality deteriorated but remained in the “very poor” category. The 24-hour average air quality was 343, based on data from 35 monitoring stations of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Key Points
- Faridabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad were also in the “very poor” category.
- Only Gurugram settled in the “poor” category.
- By evening, several monitoring stations in the Capital were in the “severe” category.
- The Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality monitor, SAFAR, said that the air quality is likely to deteriorate further.
- The SAFAR synergised stubble fire counts over Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and neighbouring areas have marginally decreased
0-50 | GOOD |
51-100 | SATISFACTORY |
101-200 | MODERATE |
201-300 | POOR |
301-400 | VERY POOR |
401-500 | SEVERE |