New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital on Sunday morning was recorded in the ‘poor’ category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 245.
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research, Safar-India, the AQI near Anand Vihar was recorded at 345 in the ‘very poor’ category, similarly, the AQI at the city’s Burari Crossing area was recorded at 269.
With the air quality index in Delhi dropping to the ‘poor’ level; earlier on October 6, authorities in the National Capital Region (NCR) were asked to strictly implement measures under Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). This included a complete ban on the use of coal in roadside eateries, hotels and restaurants.
Air Quality Index is a tool for effective communication of air quality status to people in terms that are easy to understand. There are six AQI categories, namely Good+ Satisfactory, Moderately polluted, poor, Very poor, and Severe. Each of these categories is decided based on ambient concentration values of air pollutants and their likely health impacts.
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