Delhi pollution: The air quality in the national capital remained in the ‘Very Poor’ category for the fourth day in a trot on Tuesday morning (November 21), according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data at 7 am. Several areas in Delhi recorded AQI between 350 and 400, falling under the ‘Very Poor’ category. The city has been witnessing the same air quality for the last few days with AQI hovering around the same mark. The AQI yesterday evening was 348 at 4 pm.
AQI in different areas in Delhi:
- Anand Vihar: 375
- Ashok Vihar: 361
- Dwarka Sector 8: 389
- ITO: 353
- Jahangirpuri: 399
- Najafgarh: 342
- North Campus DU: 347
- Punjabi Bagh: 413
- RK Puram: 372
- Rohini: 395
- Shadipur: 345
- Vivek Vihar: 354
- Wazirpur: 396
AQI in Noida
- Sector 125: 335
- Sector 62: 338
- Sector 1: 316
- Sector 116: 369
Delhi Minister says 'no possibility of going into Severe category'
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the government is keeping a watch on everything but the people need to be alert.
"An improvement can be seen in the pollution level in Delhi, which was in the 'Severe' category before... Further improvement will be seen in it in the coming days... As per the predictions of the weather department, there is no possibility of going into the 'Severe' category... But people need to be alert... The government is keeping watch on everything... The Punjab government has controlled stubble burning by more than 50 per cent as compared to last year..." he said.
(With ANI inputs)
