Several areas within the metropolis are nonetheless within the ‘Severe’ class and the AQI went as excessive as 412.
A thick layer of smog enveloped Delhi on Sunday morning as town’s air quality deteriorated to the ‘very poor’ class. The metropolis’s air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 366 at 7 am on Sunday whereas it was 412 at 4 pm on Saturday.
Several areas within the metropolis are nonetheless within the ‘Severe’ class and the AQI went as excessive as 412.
Area-Wise AQI In Delhi:
Anand Vihar: 412
Ashok Vihar: 392
Aya Nagar: 313
Bawana: 401
Burari Crossing: 362
Chandni Chowk: 353
Dwarka-Sector 8: 400
IGI Airport (T3): 327
Dilshad Garden: 380
Jahangirpuri: 402
Mundka: 386
Najafgarh: 319
Narela: 410
North Campus, DU: 348
Patparganj: 388
Punjabi Bagh: 370
Pusa: 327
RK Puram: 373
Rohini: 382
Shadipur: 385
Sonia Vihar: 408
Vivek Vihar: 404
Wazirpur: 409
AQI between 0 and 50 is taken into account ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, 401 and 500 ‘severe’, and above 500 ‘severe plus’.