15 AQI stations max out at 500
Hindustan Times|November 19, 2024
There are 40 ambient air quality monitoring stations scattered across Delhi, which the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) uses to share data about the air quality.
Jasjeev Gandhiok

On Monday, 15 of these stations recorded an average air quality index (AQI) reading of 500 - the threshold beyond which the pollution body does not measure.

This was on a day that the average AQI of Delhi hit 494 city's second highest AQI since 2015, when records began.

Experts said the 500-mark is the upper limit at air quality stations, which means that the actual pollution levels on Monday were possibly worse.

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