With AQI Of 316 Air Quality In Delhi Continues To Be 'Very Poor'

The SAFAR has predicted the AQI to marginally drop to 305 improving the quality but would still fall under the ‘very poor’ category. 

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New Delhi: The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) on Wednesday morning said that Delhi’s air quality continued to remain in “very poor quality,” reported ANI. 

The overall Air Quality Index of Delhi on Wednesday morning was recorded at 316. SAFAR issued an advisory in the light of air quality standards to minimise heavy exertion. The SAFAR has predicted the AQI to marginally drop to 305 improving the quality but would still fall under the ‘very poor’ category. 

As reported by ANI, residents of Delhi have complained of respiratory problems and said that they experienced no improvement. "There is too much pollution in Delhi. It increases in winter every year. The government is not doing anything. People feel irritation in the chest because of the pollution," said a resident from RK Puram. 

"There is no change in the situation of the pollution in Delhi. I don't think it will improve in the coming years as the number of vehicles on the roads is increasing and so is the population," said another local. 

Another resident from Delhi, Sanjay Kumar Sahni suggested that the government should instal air purifier towers and seek opinions from the public regarding other measures to curb pollution. "We feel more suffocated now. Even wearing masks doesn't help. The government should take serious action on this. Modern technology should be used to check the pollution," added Sahni. 

While AQI in the national capital was at 316, in Noida it was recorded at 346 while in Gurugram the AQI was 334. 

A ‘good’ AQI is between 0 and 50. An AQI between 51 and 100 is considered ‘satisfactory’, between 101 and 200 is ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 is ‘poor’, 301and 400 ‘very poor, and between 401 and 500 is classified as ‘severe’.