Delhi Air Quality Drops to 340, ‘Very Poor’
This morning, the area near Akshardham Temple was covered in thick, polluted smog, with an AQI of 383, which falls under the ‘very poor’ category.
Delhi’s air quality dropped back to the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday morning, after only a small improvement over the past few days. This means the city is once again facing the heavy pollution levels that have continued through this winter.
After 24 days of ‘very poor’ or nearly ‘severe’ air, Delhi’s AQI had improved slightly on Sunday to 279, which falls under the ‘poor’ category.
But by 9 AM on Tuesday, Delhi’s AQI rose again to 340, according to CPCB data. In the morning, the area around Akshardham Temple was covered in thick smog, with an AQI of 383, also in the ‘very poor’ range.
In some parts of the city, the AQI was almost in the ‘severe’ category. On Tuesday, the CPCB recorded an AQI of 383 in Ghazipur. The area was covered with thick and polluted smog. Areas like India Gate, Kartavya Path, and ITO also showed air quality levels that were close to the ‘severe’ category.
Before Sunday, the last time Delhi had ‘poor’ air this season was on 5 November, when the AQI was 202. This week’s AQI numbers show how pollution has been shifting. On Sunday it was 279, 305 on Saturday, 369 on Friday, 377 on Thursday, 327 on Wednesday, 352 on Tuesday and 382 on Monday. These readings show that the air has mostly been in the ‘very poor’ range throughout the week.
According to the CPCB’s Sameer app, not a single monitoring station in Delhi showed ‘severe’ air quality on Monday. This was like the trend seen over the weekend. On Friday, however, eight stations had recorded ‘severe’ pollution levels.
For November, Delhi’s average AQI was 357, which falls in the ‘very poor’ category. This is slightly better than 374 in 2024 and 366 in 2023. The city did not have any ‘good’, ‘satisfactory’, or ‘moderate’ air days last month. Instead, it recorded 3 ‘poor’ days, 24 ‘very poor’ days, and 3 ‘severe’ days.
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