City gets no respite from 'severe' air
The Morning Standard|November 24, 2024
Pollution Control Board bulletin says out of 31 stations, only 11 record AQI below 400
IFRAH MUFTI
City gets no respite from 'severe' air

DELHI's air quality slipped back to the 'severe' category on Saturday after showing a slight improvement by dropping to the 'very poor' level for the most part of Friday. As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), out of 31 stations, only 11 stations recorded AQI below 400 at 4:30 pm.

Meanwhile, the data further showed that out of 38 monitoring stations, nine recorded air quality in the 'severe plus' category with AQI exceeding 450. Nineteen other stations recorded 'severe' air quality with AQI levels between 400 and 450. The remaining stations recorded AQIs in the 'very poor' category.

On November 22, the city's 24-hour average AQI was 379 around 8 am and dropped slightly to 376 by around 9 am, as per the CPCB.

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