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Air quality in Mumbai in 'poor' category as AQI level drops to 133

Updated on: 04 May,2020 09:10 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is considered moderate, 101-200 is poor, 201-300 is unhealthy, 301-400 is severe and 401-500 is marked as hazardous as per the AQI India website

Air quality in Mumbai in 'poor' category as AQI level drops to 133

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Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in the city, on Monday, Mumbai's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood in the poor category as the AQI dropped to 133, as per AQI India. The poor category of air quality in Mumbai is an indicator that such air quality can provide difficulty in breathing.


AQI-City-Mumbai
Air Quality Index (AQI) across different parts of Mumbai


According to AQI India, an AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is moderate, 101-200 poor, 201-300 unhealthy, 301-400 severe and 401-500 is marked as hazardous. While Mumbai's overall air quality was poor, several parts of the city including Bandra (31 AQI), Worli (42 AQI), Powai (24 AQI), Kurla (44 AQI) reported good air quality. Sion, on the other hand reported AQI of 1094 which as per the AQI parameter is hazardous.


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A snapshot of Air Quality Index (AQI) across different cities in India

In other cities of the country such as Delhi (83 AQI), Ahmedabad (90 AQI), Bengaluru (101 AQI) reported moderate air quality which is acceptable for healty adults but may pose a threat to senstive individuals as per the parameter reading.

Data sourced from aqi.in

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