Delhi AQI: Air quality improves to 'poor' category, expected to get better with cloud seeding

The overall air quality index of Delhi improved to 'poor' category and was recorded at 293 on Friday, according to the data from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

This comes after the air quality had deteriorated to 'severe' category following Diwali celebration in the national capital region (NCR).

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe', according to the CPCB.


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However, according to an app developed by the CPCB, the AQI remained in the 'very poor' category in some areas, including Ashok Vihar (322), Bawana (348), Burari Crossing (335), IHBAS Dilshad Garden (307), ITO (316), Jahangirpuri (350), Nehru Nagar (314), DU North Campus (303), Patparganj (324), Punjabi Bagh (313), RK Puram (315), Shadipur (306), Sonia Vihar (306), Vivek Vihar (346), and Wazirpur (337).

Further, the AQI at Anand Vihar was the worst and remained in the 'severe' category at 403.

The areas where the air quality improved to the 'poor' category include Alipur (285), Aya Nagar (236), CRPI Mathura Road (274), Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range (290), DTU (244), Dwarka Sector-8 (290), IGI Airport (257), JLN Stadium (290), Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium (279), Mandir Marg (285), Mundka (280), Najafgarh (206), Narela (291), NSIT Dwarka (238), Okhla Phase-2 (296), Pusa (277), Sirifort (295), and Sri Aurobindo Marg (219).

The best was recorded at Lodhi Road, where the AQI improved to 'moderate' and was recorded at 198.

Delhi-NCR AQI improves

On Friday, the AQI in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon was recorded at 264, 272, 273, and 208, respectively, showing sings of improvements. In Faridabad, it was in the 'moderate' category and was recorded at 198, as per the SAMEER app data.

Delhi cloud seeding soon

The Delhi government has planned to conduct the first cloud seeding in the national capital on October 29. "This initiative is not only technologically historic but also establishes a scientific approach to combating pollution in Delhi. The government aims to clean the capital's air and balance its environment through this innovation," Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday.