The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) for the National Capital is 393, which indicates that air pollution levels are still in the “very poor” category. Ananad Vihar and Ashok Vihar recorded an AQI of 433 and 434, respectively, according to official data taken at 7:00 am on Sunday. Comparably, Bawana’s AQI was 437, and Jahangirpuri’s AQI was 450, both of which were in the severe range. The IGI airport recorded an AQI of 360 (very poor), while the ITO in Delhi recorded an AQI of 382 (very poor).
The Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered ‘good’, 100 to 200 ‘moderate’, 200 to 300 ‘poor’, 300 to 400 ‘very poor’ and from 400 to 500 or above ‘severe’.
Following a significant improvement in the overall AQI in the national capital last week, the CAQM (Commission for Air Quality Management) revoked the restrictions that were imposed under GRAP 4, permitting trucks and buses except for BS-3 and BS-4 petrol and diesel vehicles to enter the city and lifting the ban on ongoing construction activities.
Nonetheless, the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)’sstages1 through 3 restrictions persisted. Gopal Rai, the minister of environment in Delhi, chaired a meeting on Friday to discuss the city’s rising pollution levels.
“Some increase in the pollution of Delhi has been noted. We had a meeting regarding it. The incidents of stubble burning are very few now, and the level of pollution is still increasing. Scientists reported 2-3 factors for this. The first is that vehicle pollution’s contribution is 36 percent. The second factor is biomass burning. We made some major decisions after seeing this, Gopal Rai said.