The air quality in Delhi remained in the “severe” category at 533 on Saturday morning, two days after Diwali, showed real-time data by the...
The air quality in Delhi remained in the “severe” category at 533 on Saturday morning, two days after Diwali, showed real-time data by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research.
PM10 levels at Connaught Place and near Jantar Mantar were 654 and 382, respectively, ANI reported. PM2.5 levels at Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar and ITO were 628, 341 and 374, respectively.
Air Quality Index (AQI) from Delhi - PM10 in Connaught Place at 654, PM 2.5 at 628; PM10 is at 382 and PM2.5 at 341 near Janta Mantar and PM2.5 is at 374 near ITO pic.twitter.com/yeyajUMXeA
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The air quality index in Delhi was in the “severe” category on Friday as well, according to a bulletin by the Central Pollution Control Board. The city’s average air quality index in the 24 hours till 4 pm on Friday was 462, according to the agency.
An air quality index in the severe category affects healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases.
The CPCB has predicted that on Sunday, the Punjabi Bagh area in Delhi will have the most polluted air, with PM2.5 levels of 475, while the RK Puram area will have the cleanest air, with PM2.5 levels in the moderate category at 196.
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