Delhi Air Quality Today: Delhi was covered in a thick layer of haze on Tuesday morning, as the air quality was reported to be ‘very poor’, taking a plunge from Monday's 'poor' category report. On Monday, Delhi recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 279 at 5:30 AM.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, recorded Delhi’s AQI 392 at 9 AM. At least 17 of the 39 air quality monitoring stations in Delhi, recorded the AQI to be in the 'severe' category at 9 AM. The areas that recorded pollution in the 'severe' category include the National Stadium (India Gate), Anand Vihar, Bawana etc..
Check the full list:
| Area | AQI |
| Alipur | 412 |
| Anand Vihar | 440 |
| Ashok Vihar | 415 |
| Bawana | 420 |
| Jahangiripur | 416 |
| Mandir Marg | 413 |
| Mundka | 426 |
| National Stadium | 408 |
| Narela | 411 |
| Nehru Nagar | 415 |
| Patparganj | 405 |
| Punjabi Bagh | 406 |
| Rohini | 426 |
| Shadipur | 416 |
| Sonapur | 421 |
| Vivek Vihar | 423 |
| Wazirpur | 417 |
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'. An AQI of 400 or higher is classified as 'severe', which poses significant health risks to both healthy individuals and those with pre-existing medical conditions.
The air quality index in the metropolitan city was reeling under the ‘severe plus’ category for 4-5 days in the past week.
However, trains continued to move amid the thick blanket of smog.
Earlier on Monday, the Directorate of Education of the Delhi Government issued directions to all schools in the national capital to follow the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) order.
“State governments in the NCR shall ensure that all classes up to 12th Standard are conducted in a ‘hybrid” mode, i.e., both in “physical” and also in “online” modes, wherever online mode is feasible in the territorial jurisdiction of the NCT of Delhi and the districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Buddh Nagar in the NCR,” said the CAQM order.
This directive applied to educational institutions in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi and neighbouring NCR districts such as Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Buddh Nagar. State governments in other NCR regions have also been urged to consider the hybrid model.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court, while refusing to relax anti-pollution GRAP-4 restrictions, had urged the CAQM to consider the plight of students missing mid-day meals and struggling with inadequate online learning infrastructure.