Delhi continues to choke amid rising air pollution, AQI breaches 350...

Written By Sonali Sharma | Updated: Nov 11, 2024, 09:15 AM IST

At least a dozen stations recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of over 350, falling in the ‘very poor’ air category.

According to Central Pollution Control Board data at 7 am, the national capital was covered in a thick layer of haze early Monday morning. The city's air quality was still classified as 'Very Poor,' but the AQI fell even lower to 347.

At least a dozen stations recorded air quality as 'very poor,' with an AQI of more than 350. According to the CPCB measures, the zone's AQI fell to 377, which is deemed "severe," pushing the ITI Jahangirpuri area up a level.

Delhi's overall AQI remains in the very poor category at 346, AQI readings for the other stations, as of 6:30 am on Monday, November 11:

  • Anand Vihar 377
  • Ashok Vihar 378
  • Bawana 400
  • Dwarka 355
  • Jahangirpuri 407
  • Major Dhyan Chand Stadium: 360
  • Mundka 380
  • Nehru Nagar 370
  • North Campus 362
  • NSIT Dwarka 376
  • Patparganj 365
  • Punjabi Bagh 382
  • RK Puram 368
  • Rohini 386
  • Shadipur 382
  • Vivek Vihar 370
  • Wazirpur 390

CPCB categorises the AQI as follows: 0-50 is considered as ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 very poor’, and 401-500 ‘severe’.