With an AQI of 310, the national capital’s air quality remained “very poor” on Monday morning. At 8:30 am on Monday, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR-India) reported Delhi’s air quality index at 310, which is classified as “very poor.” The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded data at 7:00 am on Monday, showing that the air quality index at Anand Vihar was 361; at Alipur, it was 368; at Ashok Vihar, it was 342; at ITO, Delhi, it was 318; and at RK Puram, it was 344, all of which were classified as “very poor.”
A day after restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) – 4 were lifted in Delhi following improvement in the air quality, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday urged people to be careful and continue to follow the rules as stages 1, 2, and 3 of GRAP are still in place to tackle air pollution in the national capital.
Gopal Rai said, “Though there has been a constant improvement in air quality, people still need to be aware in order to maintain this improvement.”
“There has been constant improvement in pollution levels over the last two days. The AQI as of today has reached 290. I want to request the people of Delhi and North India to remain vigilant. Although there has been improvement in pollution, we still need to be cautious. Before Diwali, the AQI had reached 215, but the carelessness that followed led to an increase in the AQI after Diwali,” he said on Sunday.