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Delhi's air quality may turn ‘very poor’ today

| Tuesday | 16th October, 2018

Air quality above 401 is classified as “severe” on the index, which has a maximum limit of 500. Forecasts under the environment ministry’s newly launched air quality prediction system indicated an increase in pollution levels over the next three days at all locations across Delhi-NCR, which is likely to push the overall air quality into the “very poor” zone. Forecasts show, with wind speeds remaining low, Delhi’s air could touch the “very poor” category in the next 24 hours.According to the Central Pollution Board’s index, air quality is classified as “poor” if the AQI ranging from 201 to 300, while it is “very poor” from 301 to 400. NEW DELHI: Capital’s air quality fell sharply on Tuesday and nosedived towards the “very poor” category with the air quality index ( AQI ) at the upper end of the “poor” zone at 291, even though a number of key measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) were put in place on Monday.Delhi’s average PM 10 levels were recorded nearly 3.5 times the safe standard in the evening, while the average PM 2.5 levels were hovering over two times the safe standard.

NEW DELHI: Capital’s air quality fell sharply on Tuesday and nosedived towards the “very poor” category with the air quality index ( AQI ) at the upper end of the “poor” zone at 291, even though a number of key measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) were put in place on Monday.Delhi’s average PM 10 levels were recorded nearly 3.5 times the safe standard in the evening, while the average PM 2.5 levels were hovering over two times the safe standard. Forecasts show, with wind speeds remaining low, Delhi’s air could touch the “very poor” category in the next 24 hours.According to the Central Pollution Board’s index, air quality is classified as “poor” if the AQI ranging from 201 to 300, while it is “very poor” from 301 to 400. Air quality above 401 is classified as “severe” on the index, which has a maximum limit of 500. Forecasts under the environment ministry’s newly launched air quality prediction system indicated an increase in pollution levels over the next three days at all locations across Delhi-NCR, which is likely to push the overall air quality into the “very poor” zone.

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