The Air Quality Index (AQI) at Anand Vihar and surrounding area at 9 am was recorded at 383, plunging to the ‘very poor’ category.
#WATCH | Delhi: A thin layer of smog engulfs the National Capital as the air quality continues to deteriorate.
As per the CPCB, AQI continues to be in the ‘Very Poor’ category(Visuals from India Gate) pic.twitter.com/TyJ19IRRUp
— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2024
The AQI at Vivek Vihar stood at 318, Wazippur at 313, RK Puram at 350 and Punjabi Bagh at 329, all under the ‘very poor’ category. At Lodhi Road, the air quality stood at 224, while ITO saw an AQI of 241. At Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium AQI dropped to 285 and Najafgarh at 393, all in the ‘poor’ category.
As per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the air quality in the national capital is likely to be in the upper end of ‘very poor’ category from November 2 to November 4, 2024.
#WATCH | Delhi: A layer of smog engulfs near Akshardham Temple as air quality remains ‘Very Poor’ according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). pic.twitter.com/lj7LunIbSS
— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2024
According to CPCB, the Air Quality Index scale categorizes AQI values between 0-50 as ‘good’, 51-100 as ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 as ‘moderate’, 201-300 as ‘poor’, 301-400 as ‘very poor’, and 401-500 as ‘severe’.
The AQI measures under the ‘very poor’ category can cause respiratory illness on prolonged exposure while the AQI under the ‘poor’ category can affect healthy people and seriously impact those with existing diseases.
#WATCH | Delhi: Toxic foam seen floating on the Yamuna River in Kalindi Kunj, as pollution level in the river continues to remain high.
(Drone visuals shot at 8:05 am) pic.twitter.com/VAbz2jbNE9— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2024
Meanwhile, a layer of toxic foam was also seen floating on the Yamuna River in Kalindi Kunj on Saturday, as the pollution level in the river remained high.
The temperature in the national capital on Saturday stood at 28.95°C. According to the weather forecast, the city saw a minimum temperature of 19.05°C and a maximum temperature of 33.8°C. The relative humidity is 26%, while the wind speed is 26 kilometres per hour.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai, on Friday, flagged off the Anti-smog guns to tackle the rising Air pollution in the National capital. Rai said that 200 anti-smog guns will be deployed throughout the city to control air pollution in the national capital. He further said that the government would soon increase the frequency of water sprinklers across the city.
