The air quality of the national capital on Monday, November 9, was registered at 447, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board. With increasing stubble burning in Punjab and nearby regions, air quality is expected to deteriorate further.
According to the Central Board, the air quality in Noida is 482 and Gurugram is 500.
Along with bad air, there is bad news for the residents of Delhi-NCR, the Ministry of Earth Sciences reported that the overall AQI in the region has deteriorated to the ‘severe’ category on Saturday and there is no “rapid recovery. “in sight unless” a drastic reduction in the number of stubble fires occurs.
Health officials in Delhi-NCR have claimed that due to worsening air quality, the number of patients with eye infections and other ailments has increased.
Delhi NCR Region Air Quality Index on Nov 9
How is the air quality index categorized?
There are six categories of AQI (Air Quality Index), namely Good + Satisfactory, Moderately Polluted, Poor, Very Poor, and Severe. Each of these categories is decided based on the values of environmental concentration of air pollutants and their possible impacts on health (known as critical health points).
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