According to CPCB data, areas such as Lodhi Road and Tilak Marg recorded relatively moderate pollution levels, with the AQI at 153, categorised as 'moderate,' while the AQI at ITO and its adjoining areas was reported at 347, placing it in the 'very poor' category
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There was no respite from pollution woes in Delhi on Tuesday as the air quality remained in the 'very poor' category with a reading of 311.
However, four stations -- Alipur (421), Wazirpur (407), Bawana (402) and Anand Vihar (412)-- recorded air quality in the 'severe' category.
According to CPCB data, areas such as Lodhi Road and Tilak Marg recorded relatively moderate pollution levels, with the AQI at 153, categorised as 'moderate,' while the AQI at ITO and its adjoining areas was reported at 347, placing it in the 'very poor' category.
The Kartavya Path area reported an AQI of 278, which also falls in the "poor" category. On Monday, the Kartavya Path area reported an AQI of 307.
Additionally, the Akshardham area has a layer of haze lingering in the air. AQI around the area was recorded at 392, categorised as 'very poor'.
Seventeen monitoring stations recorded 'very poor' air quality with readings above 300, the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Sameer app showed.
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", as per the CPCB classification.
The minimum temperature settled at 16.5 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees above the season's average, while the humidity was recorded at 94 per cent at 8.30 am.
The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 29 degrees Celsius, with the weather department forecasting partly cloudy skies.
Furthermore, authorities have deployed truck-mounted water sprinklers and other dust control measures across several parts of the city to mitigate the rising pollution levels.
According to the India Meteorological Department, Delhi was expected to have a clear sky, with smog during the early hours.
Since Diwali, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) has been reeling under the 'poor' and 'very poor' categories in several areas, even as Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) remains in effect.
On November 4, the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app reported in its latest Mumbai weather updates that the city’s air quality in the 'good' category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 62 at 9.05 AM.
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