The air quality data showed that most of the 39 monitoring stations in Delhi recorded an AQI above 300, which fell in the ‘very poor’ category. Areas such as Anand Vihar (371), Bawana (371), Burari Crossing (384), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (331), Mundka (343), Narela (386) and Rohini (363).
Air quality in the national capital further deteriorated on Monday, with an air quality index (AQI) of 324 at 6.05 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In several areas in the national capital, the air quality index (AQI) crossed the ‘severe’ mark, with values crossing 400 on Sunday.
Delhi-NCR AQI today
The air quality data showed that most of the 39 monitoring stations in Delhi recorded an AQI above 300, which fell in the ‘very poor’ category. Areas such as Anand Vihar (371), Bawana (371), Burari Crossing (384), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (331), Mundka (343), Narela (386), Rohini (363) and Wazirpur (389) were among the affected areas. The poor air quality was not limited to Delhi as neighboring cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) also recorded “very poor” air quality, including Noida (311), Ghaziabad (334) and Gurugram (304). According to the CPCB classification, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’ and 401-500 ‘severe’.
Around 4 pm on Sunday, the air quality situation in Delhi worsened with five of the 39 active monitoring stations entering the ‘severe’ zone. These stations include Burari with an AQI of 404, Chandni Chowk with 404, RK Puram with 401, Vivek Vihar with 402 and Wazirpur with 418. Moreover, 30 other stations reported AQI levels in the “very poor” range, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
Measures taken by Delhi authorities to combat air pollution
Authorities have deployed truck-mounted water sprinklers and other dust control measures in several parts of the city to mitigate rising pollution levels. To control the deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has banned entry of all BS-III and below standard commercial vehicles not registered in Delhi from November 1. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has already announced doubling of parking charges in the national capital after the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Phase II was invoked due to deteriorating air quality. The decision, aimed at discouraging the use of private vehicles, will see parking charges double for off-road and covered parking areas managed by the NDMC.
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