Air pollution: Delhi recorded the air quality in the ‘Very Poor’ category with an overall AQI of 398 on Sunday morning (November 19), according to the Central Pollution Control Board data at 7 am. The national capital woke up to the ‘Very Poor’ air quality for the second consecutive day. The city witnessed a slight improvement yesterday as the ‘Severe’ air quality changed to ‘Very Poor’ with AQI at 398 at 7 am, which further improved to 319 at 4 pm. Mist surrounded the city early in the morning today limiting the visibility to the early commuters.
AQIs at various areas in the city
- Anand Vihar: 335
- Ashok Vihar: 196
- Dwarka Sector 8: 325
- IGI T3: 290
- ITO: 331
- North Campus DU: 310
- Punjabi Bagh: 331
- RK Puram: 322
- Rohini: 335
- Vivek Vihar: 224
- Wazirpur: 347
Delhi Minister urges people to remain cautious
Delhi Environment Minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai said that the pollution levels have improved in the city lately, and urged people to remain vigilant.
"In the last two days, there has been an improvement in pollution levels in Delhi. GRAP-4 restrictions have been lifted, but I request the people of Delhi to remain cautious. Restrictions on the entry of trucks have been removed, the ban on BS-3 petrol, and BS-4 diesel vehicles is still in place..." he said.
(With ANI inputs)
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