The air quality in Delhi on Friday morning was recorded in the "moderate" category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 108, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research.
Notably, the AQI has decreased from 115 on Thursday to 108 on Friday. In Mumbai, the air quality was also recorded in the “moderate” category, with AQI at 119, as per SAFAR.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, the air quality showed slight signs of improvement in Mumbai which has been witnessing higher Air Quality Index (AQI) this week slipping from “good” to “moderate” category. However, the AQI still remained higher than that in Delhi while the people in the national capital woke up to a smoggy morning.
According to the data published by the Central Pollution Control Board on Thursday at 8 am, the Air Quality Index in Mumbai was recorded at 166 against the AQI of 199 which was reported on Wednesday. Whereas, Delhi logged an AQI of 115 as against 129 that was reported a day earlier.
Earlier, on Tuesday, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) Board held a meeting at the Secretariat. However, the concerns around a possible decline in air quality or pollution in general were not discussed at the meeting, Anil Gupta, an expert member of the panel said.
The Air Quality Index, which is a tool for effective communication of air quality status has six scales to comprehend the quality of air. According to the AQI scale, the air quality check between 0 and 50 are considered "good", 51 and 100 are "satisfactory", 101 and 200 are "moderate", 201 and 300 are "poor", 301 and 400 are "very poor", and 401 and 450 are "severe" and "severe+" when AQI exceeds 450.
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