Delhi sees ‘moderate’air quality with 197 AQI
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The city’s AQI stood at 174 on Monday and 153 on Sunday. Of the 55 air quality monitoring stations in the city, 27 recorded poor air quality today, while Ghogha recorded satisfactory air quality.
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Delhi sees ‘moderate’air quality with 197 AQI
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘moderate’ category with an AQI of 197 on Tuesday, while 27 out of 55 monitoring stations recorded ‘poor’ quality, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The city’s AQI stood at 174 on Monday and 153 on Sunday. Of the 55 air quality monitoring stations in the city, 27 recorded poor air quality today, while Ghogha recorded satisfactory air quality. The remaining stations recorded moderate air quality. Jahangirpuri recorded the highest AQI at 280.
According to the Decision Support System for Air Quality Management in Delhi, transport was the largest contributor to the city’s pollution at 21.3 per cent, followed by residential sources at 5.4 per cent and industries in Delhi and its periphery at 4.8 per cent. Construction contributed 3 per cent, energy sources 2.1 per cent, waste burning 2 per cent, road dust 1.5 per cent and other sectors 1.4 per cent, the data showed.
Among neighbouring NCR districts, Sonipat was the largest contributor at 7.7 per cent, followed by Panipat at 5.7 per cent, Baghpat at 3.6 per cent, and Muzaffarnagar and Jhajjar at 3.3 per cent each. Karnal and Ghaziabad contributed 2.2 per cent each, Gurugram 1.3 per cent and Gautam Buddh Nagar 0.8 per cent.
Stubble burning contributed 1.5 per cent to Delhi’s pollution, while other sources accounted for 23.3 per cent, according to the Decision Support System. The Air Quality Early Warning System said that the city’s air quality is likely to remain in the moderate category on Tuesday before deteriorating to the poor category on Wednesday. It is expected to improve to the moderate category from October 29 to 30, the forecast said.
