Air quality in New Delhi continued to remain in the ‘severe’ category as a thick layer of smoke and haze engulfed the city on Saturday. Early on Saturday, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 413 (severe category), data from the Central Pollution Control Board showed.
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00:00 Air quality in New Delhi continued to remain in the severe category as a thick layer of
00:11 smoke and haze engulfed the city on Saturday.
00:14 Early on Saturday, Delhi's air quality index was recorded at 413, that is severe category,
00:22 data from the Central Pollution Control Board showed.
00:25 Suffer India reported that the overall air quality index for the national capital was
00:30 504, classifying it as severe.
00:34 At the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the AQI registered was at 571.
00:38 Dhirpur in Delhi recorded an AQI of 542 on Saturday.
00:43 A similar situation was observed in Noida, where the AQI plunged into the severe category
00:48 at 576.
00:50 In Noida sector 116, the AQI stood at 426 and in Noida sector 62, it was 428, as per
00:57 data from the Central Pollution Control Board.
00:59 Over the last few days, the air quality had been declining due to multiple factors, including
01:04 a gradual drop in temperatures, calm winds that trap pollution, and the surge in post-harvest
01:10 paddy straw burning across Punjab and Haryana.
01:13 Following the rise in pollution, efforts have been ramped up to keep a check and bring the
01:18 AQI levels down.
01:20 Left-wing Governor VK Saxena held a meeting with Environment Minister Gopal Rai amid severe
01:25 air pollution in the city on Friday, in which a decision was taken to appeal neighbouring
01:29 states, particularly Punjab, to check paddy stubble burning.
01:34 The government will also adopt interim measures like issuing advisories by the Environment
01:38 Department, asking people, especially children and the elderly, to take extra care and remain
01:42 indoors as far as possible, preparedness by the Health Department, and optimal use of
01:47 mechanised road sweepers, water sprinklers, and anti-smog guns.
01:53 The strict implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan on the ground was also decided
01:57 in the same meeting.
02:00 An AQI between 0 and 50 is good.
02:03 51 and 100 is satisfactory.
02:06 100 and 200 is considered moderate.
02:09 200 and 300 is poor.
02:11 300 and 400 is very poor.
02:14 401 and 500 is severe and above 500 is hazardous.
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