New Delhi: Air quality in the national capital remained in the “poor” category on Wednesday as well with smog covering skies. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 235 as per the data shared by Central Pollution Control Board till 7 am on Wednesday.
The air quality in the National Capital Region also remained between ‘moderate’ and ‘poor’ categories with AQIs at 158 in Gurugram, 248 in Greater Noida, 170 in Noida, and 179 in Faridabad.
AQIs in other cities of the country where the air quality was recorded in ‘moderate’ category include Ahmedabad (141), Chennai (126), Lucknow (150), Mumbai (163), Patna (142), Pune (126), and Jaipur (134), according to the CPCB data.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
With constantly deteriorating air quality, residents in Delhi expressed their concerns. Suyog Salukhe, a cyclist near India Gate said, “The winters have not even begun but the pollution level is already going up.”
