Summary:
On Thursday, the monitoring device installed in Sector 50 recorded the air quality index as 187 micrograms per cubic metre per cubic metre which was 83 micrograms per cubic metre on Wednesday. From 0-50 category, the air quality is considered good, while from 51-100, it is considered satisfactory. “As Dussehra will be celebrated and effigies would be burnt with crackers at various venues, that will add a lot to the air pollution and the air quality index will worsen. The CPCC states that air quality may cross the “poor” category on Friday. However, from 101-200 micrograms per cubic metre, the air quality comes within the “moderate” category which cause breathing discomfort to people with lung and heart diseases..