Delhi Pollution: Air Quality Shows Marginal Improvement As AQI Goes Down To 'Poor' Category

Delhi's air quality has improved marginally, with an AQI of 283 indicating 'poor' air quality. However, several areas remain in the 'very poor' category, with Anand Vihar recording the highest AQI.

The air quality in Delhi showed marginal improvement on Friday as the overall air quality index (AQI) at 7 AM was recorded at 283. However, The AQI, which is an indicator of how high the air pollution is in a particular region, remained in the 'very poor' or 'hazardous' category in several areas of Delhi.

The highest AQI was recorded at Anand Vihar at 7 AM. The locality was choking with the AQI at 389. Check out the table below for the AQI in your locality.

Station	AQI
Dwarka-Sector 8	286
Delhi Airport	207
Jahangirpuri	320
Lodhi Road	219
Major Dhyan Chand Stadium	294
Mandir Marg	296
Mundka	284
NSIT, Dwarka	314
Najafgarh	271
Nehru Nagar	299
North Campus, DU	274
Okhla Phase-2	268
Punjabi Bagh	297
Pusa	297
RK Puram	253
Rohini	311
Shadipur	293
Sirifort	276
Sonia Vihar	312
Sri Aurobindo Marg	254
Vivek Vihar	316
Wazirpur	298
Alipur	311
Anand Vihar	389
Ashok Vihar	305
Bawana	314
Burari Crossing	314
Karni Singh Shooting Range	285

*Figures published by the Air Quality Early Warning and Decision Support System For Delhi at 7 AM.

The 283 AQI on Friday meant that the air quality in Delhi had improved from 'very poor' on Thursday to  'poor'. An AQI reading between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 is considered 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 is considered 'moderate', 201 to 300 is considered 'poor', 301 to 400 is considered 'very poor' and 401 to 500 is considered 'severe'.

The World Health Organization says that exposure to PM 2.5 over 24 hours must not be more than 15 micrograms per cubic metre. However, many areas in Delhi record AQI 30 times more than the acceptable level. According to WHO, air pollution resulted in around 4.2 million premature deaths globally in 2019. The WHO says, "In 2019, some 68% of outdoor air pollution-related premature deaths were due to ischaemic heart disease and stroke, 14% were due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 14% were due to acute lower respiratory infections, and 4% of deaths were due to lung cancers."