Delhi air remains very poor on Diwali, several stations record severe AQI
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- ✓Delhi recorded an Air Quality Index of 383 on Diwali morning, placing the city in the very poor category.
- ✓Many monitoring stations showed severe levels, with Jahangirpuri hitting 450.
- ✓Authorities started Stage 3 measures under the Graded Response Action Plan to help control the rising pollution across the national capital.
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Delhi woke up to toxic air on Diwali morning, with the national capital recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 383 at 8 am, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. The reading placed the city's air quality in the 'very poor' category, while several monitoring stations recorded levels in the 'severe' range.
Several monitoring stations recorded AQI readings above 400, indicating 'severe' air pollution. Jahangirpuri recorded the highest AQI at 450, followed by Punjabi Bagh at 446, RK Puram at 448, Bawana at 444 and IIT Delhi at 443.
Dwarka-Sector 8 recorded an AQI of 438, while Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium stood at 431 and CRRI Mathura Road at 426. Chandni Chowk registered 423, Mundka 421, Burari 416 and Alipur 410.
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