AQI updates: Mumbai records an AQI of 132, while Delhi's air quality remains "very poor" for the fifth day in a row

 AQI updates: Mumbai records an AQI of 132, while Delhi's air quality remains "very poor" for the fifth day in a row

SAFAR data at 7:30 am shows that Delhi, the nation's capital, has an overall AQI of 336, meaning that it is still in the "very poor" category for the fifth straight day.

The 24-hour average air quality index, or AQI, was 336; in some places, the AQI was even close to the "severe" category.

At 7:30 am, the Central Pollution Control Board reported an AQI of 422 in Wazirpur, 405 in Rohini, and 424 in Anand Vihar. SAFAR reports that the AQI values at Pusa and Lodhi Road were 311 and 317, respectively, and were classified as "very poor."

Delhi University's AQI was 391; the airport's Terminal 3 recorded 339; Noida recorded 357; IIT Delhi recorded 329; and Gurugram reported 323, all falling into the "very poor" category.

However, according to SAFAR data collected at 7:30 am, Mumbai's air quality remained in the "moderate" category with an AQI of 132. Mumbai's air quality varied depending on where you were. The AQI was 198 in Malad, 199 in Worli, 148 in Mazgaon, and 150 in Navi Mumbai. AQI values of 64, 89, and 81, respectively, indicate "satisfactory" air quality in Andheri, Bhandup, and Borivali.

An AQI of 0–50 is regarded as "good," 51–100 as "satisfactory," 101–200 as "moderate," 201–300 as "poor," 301–400 as "very poor," and 401–500 as "severe."

Doctors in Delhi are warning patients about the deteriorating air quality and providing them with precautions to protect their health. The director of Lady Harding Medical College, Dr. Subhash Giri, said to the news organization ANI, "We are getting a lot of patients these days due to pollution and it affects lung conditions." Additionally, pollution has an impact on our neuropsychiatric behavior. Dementia is brought on by chronic pollution. All things considered, pollution has an impact on every system in our body. The number of patients in our emergency room has grown from around 10 to about 40 in the past."

The Environment Minister of Delhi, Gopal Rai, said last week that a 15-point winter a plan of action is being executed piecemeal to reduce pollution. According to Rai, admission into Delhi-NCR for all diesel buses operating from other states would be prohibited as of today, or November 1. Rai has previously requested the Centre to impose a strict restriction on buses using inferior diesel and to outlaw BS III and BS IV buses from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan from operating in NCR districts.

"Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal unveiled a 15-point winter action plan aimed at reducing pollution from cars, burning biomass, dust, and other sources. In order to lessen pollution in the nation's capital, the winter action plan is now being carried out piece by piece, Rai had told ANI.

The Transport Department will begin a campaign of checks at all entrance points on November 1. Rai has said that any busses that break the regulations will face consequences.