Delhi AQI Update: City's Air Quality Improves To 'Poor' Category With AQI At 228

Delhi’s air quality on Saturday remained mostly in the "poor" category, with some areas in "moderate." 

Delhi’s air quality improved on Saturday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 228 in the "poor" category at 7:05 am. On Friday, the city’s AQI was recorded at 311 in the "very poor" category, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Sameer app data.

Delhi’s air quality on Saturday remained mostly in the "poor" category, with some areas in "moderate." Only Jahangirpuri recorded an AQI in the “very poor” category, with a reading of 309, while all other areas reported lower levels.

Areas where air quality was recorded in the “poor” category included Alipur (211), Anand Vihar (282), Ashok Vihar (242), Burari Crossing (203), Chandni Chowk (272), and Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range (258).

Other locations in the poor category included DTU (235), Dwarka-Sector 8 (266), ITO (218), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (236), Mundka (281), Narela (228), Nehru Nagar (297), and North Campus, DU (223).

Further readings in the poor category were recorded at NSIT Dwarka (245), Okhla Phase-2 (248), Patparganj (244), Punjabi Bagh (235), Pusa (268), R K Puram (252), Rohini (270), Shadipur (267), Sirifort (283), Sonia Vihar (237), and Vivek Vihar (260).

AQI in the “moderate” category was recorded in several areas, including Aya Nagar (149), Bawana (145), CRRI Mathura Road (179), IGI Airport (T3) (148), IIT Delhi (159), Lodhi Road (148), Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium (174), Mandir Marg (128), Najafgarh (183), and Sri Aurobindo Marg (189).

As per CPCB standards, an AQI between 0 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”.

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday lifted Stage III restrictions of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR, following a significant improvement in air quality due to favorable weather conditions. However, Stages I and II remain in effect, and CAQM said measures for Stage I (Poor) and Stage II (Very Poor) will continue to prevent a rise in pollution.

Roads will still be mechanically swept and watered, while diesel generators (DG sets) remain banned except for emergency use.