Noida’s AQI stays poor at 222 despite rain and high winds

Noida’s air quality remained poor at an AQI of 222 on Thursday, compared with 246 on Wednesday, despite sporadic rain and high-speed winds in parts of NCR.

Sector 62 was Noida’s most polluted monitoring location, with an average AQI of 274. Stations in Sectors 39, 110, 125 and 150 also recorded poor air quality. Sector 116 and Sector 1 recorded AQI readings of 150, in the moderate range. PM2.5 was the dominant pollutant at all seven Noida stations.

Greater Noida’s AQI changed slightly from 220 to 214. PM10 was the dominant pollutant at Knowledge Park III and Knowledge Park V.

Ghaziabad’s AQI improved from 210 to 147. New Tehsil-Loni fell from 374, in the very poor range on Wednesday, to 158, while Indirapuram recorded the city’s highest reading at 181. The India Meteorological Department expects northwesterly winds to continue affecting Delhi-NCR over the next 24 hours.