Chandni Chowk area was recorded as the most polluted with an alarming figure of 400
Delhi’s air quality’very poor’, Chandni Chowk AQI recorded 400 : The pollution situation in many areas of Delhi and surrounding areas has been recorded as very poor. Along with the air pollution, the visibility has also decreased. Alarmingly, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has been recorded as high as 400 in many parts of Delhi.
According to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at 6 am today, the air quality (AQI) in many areas of Delhi remains in the critical category. The capital’s Chandni Chowk area was recorded as the most polluted with an alarming figure of 400. While, Pusa’s air quality index stood at 398. Apart from this, pollution levels in other major areas of Delhi are also alarming, with AQI recorded at 384 at NSUT Jafarpur, 380 at Commonwealth Sports Complex, 375 at Siri Fort, 373 at Talkatora Garden, 372 at Mathura Road, and 364 at Burari Crossing.
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Similarly, the air quality level was recorded at 361 in IIT Delhi, 360 in Aya Nagar and 328 in Bawana. At the same time, pollution levels in some other areas are slightly lower but still remain in the very poor category with Dwarka Sector-8 measuring 327, Shadipur 325, Lodhi Road 324 and Jharuda Kalan 320.
Gurugram’s air has been recorded as the worst, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 324 in the ‘very poor’ category. It is followed by Noida at 317 and Faridabad with an AQI of 315 in the same severe category of pollution. On the other hand, the situation is slightly better in Ghaziabad, where the AQI has been recorded at 265, which falls under the ‘poor’ category.
