Shillong, November 8: The air quality in Delhi continued to linger in the ‘severe’ category, with various monitoring stations across the city reporting elevated levels of PM 2.5 and carbon monoxide (CO).
The Anand Vihar station in the national capital retained its ‘severe’ classification, with PM 2.5 at 500, CO at 112, and NO2 at 128, falling under the ‘moderate’ category according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The Air Quality Index (AQI) designates air quality as follows: 0-50 ‘good,’ 51-100 ‘satisfactory,’ 101-200 ‘moderate,’ 201-300 ‘poor,’ 301-400 ‘very poor,’ and 401-500 ‘severe.’
At the Bawana station, both PM 2.5 and PM 10 were at 500 (‘severe’), while CO reached 110 (‘moderate’).
The Delhi Technical University (DTU) station recorded PM 10 at 456 (‘severe’) and PM 2.5 at 356 (‘very poor’). The CO level stood at 115, categorized as ‘moderate.’
In Dwarka sector 8, the station reported PM 10 at 465 and PM 2.5 at 457 (‘severe’), with CO at 135 (‘moderate’).
The air quality at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport T3 area remained ‘severe,’ with PM 2.5 at 456 and PM 10 at 434, while CO reached 137 (‘moderate’).
ITO recorded PM 2.5 at 500 (‘severe’), PM 10 at 444 (‘severe’), and CO at 117 (‘moderate’) on Wednesday morning.
Lodhi Road’s AQI showed PM 2.5 at 388 (‘very poor’) and PM 10 at 363 (‘very poor’), with CO at 123 (‘moderate’).
Punjabi Bagh reported PM 2.5 at 493 and PM 10 at 436 (‘severe’), while NO2 (Nitrogen Oxide) dropped to 125 (‘moderate’).
