Delhi Pollution: Air quality ‘poor’, AQI recorded at 232

• Friday | 14th December, 2018

In the Anand Vihar area, the Air Quality Index (AQI) PM 2.5 was at 191 and PM 10 at 129, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The region faced a major air quality crisis last year when severe pollution level forced the shutdown of schools and colleges. Delhi's air quality improved to ‘poor’ on Friday from ‘severe’ after rainfall managed to wash away pollutants. The major pollutants PM 2.5 were recorded at 233 and PM 10 at 136 (poor category) in the Sukhdev Vihar area. AQI at Punjabi Bagh Delhi was recorded poor, PM 2.5 was at 186 while the PM 10 was at 125.