Delhi’s AQI improves to 190, but several neighbourhoods remain in poor range
Delhi’s overall air quality moved into the moderate category on Saturday morning, while monitoring stations from Jahangirpuri to R K Puram continued to record poor air.
The citywide AQI was 190 at 8am on Saturday, down from 223 on Friday and 226 on Thursday. GRAP Stage I remains in force across Delhi-NCR, with agencies reviewing checks on vehicle emissions, road dust and construction pollution.
Delhi recorded an AQI of 190 at 8am on Saturday, moving from the poor to the moderate category after readings of 223 on Friday and 226 on Thursday.
The improvement was uneven. Jahangirpuri recorded an AQI of 276, Alipur 258, Punjabi Bagh 251 and R K Puram 250 — all in the poor category. Rohini stood at 239, IIT Delhi at 227 and Chandni Chowk at 208. Anand Vihar, at 175, and IGI Airport Terminal 3, at 174, were moderate; Noida recorded 189 and Greater Noida 159.
GRAP Stage I remains in effect across Delhi-NCR. At an inter-state coordination meeting, traffic police and other agencies reviewed the diversion of non-compliant buses at Delhi’s borders, pollution-certificate checks, and action against road dust and construction-related pollution.
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