Why Delhi Choking Air Quality
Delhi AQI today: The national capital’s air quality continued to be in the ‘very poor’ category on Monday morning, data by the Central Pollution control Board (CPCB) showed.
At least a dozen stations recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of over 350, falling in the ‘very poor’ air category. The ITI Jahangirpuri area went one notch higher as the zone’s AQI plummeted to 377, which is considered as ‘severe’ as per the CPCB metrics.
CPCB categorises the AQI as follows: