Delhi AQI today: Air quality remains very poor, one station records satisfactory; Smog covers Delhi-NCR areas like Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad

Delhi's air quality remained in the Very Poor category on Friday, November 6, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 389 at 7 am, according to the government's air quality monitoring website. Several monitoring stations across the capital also reported Poor air quality, with CRRI Mathura Road recording the highest reading of 261 among the stations listed in the supplied data.

The pollution problem extends beyond Delhi, with Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurugram also reporting elevated pollution levels. IQAir's city-level readings showed Gurugram in the Hazardous category, while Noida and Ghaziabad were in the Very Unhealthy category in its November 6 updates.

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Delhi AQI today: Overall reading at 389, in Very Poor category

Delhi's overall AQI stood at 389 at 7 am on November 6, placing it in the Very Poor category.

Correction on the trend: the November 6 reading of 389 is 20 points higher than November 5's 369. Delhi's AQI was 377 on November 4 and 350 on November 3.

Noida AQI today: Reading at 240, air quality Very Unhealthy

Noida recorded an AQI of 240 on IQAir's AQI+ scale in its November 6 update at 3:30 am local time. PM2.5 was the main pollutant, with a concentration of 164.4 micrograms per cubic metre.

Ghaziabad AQI today: Pollution level at 213, PM2.5 remains main pollutant

Ghaziabad recorded an AQI of 213 on IQAir's AQI+ scale in its November 6 update at 3:30 am. PM2.5 was the main pollutant, with a concentration of 137.4 micrograms per cubic metre. The reading placed the city in the Very Unhealthy category on IQAir's scale.

Gurugram AQI today: Reading at 360, air quality in Hazardous category

Gurugram recorded an AQI of 360 on IQAir's AQI+ scale in its November 6 update at 4:30 am. PM2.5 was the main pollutant, with a concentration of 255 micrograms per cubic metre. IQAir classified the city's air quality as Hazardous.

Faridabad AQI today: Reading at 240, air quality Very Unhealthy

Faridabad recorded an AQI of 240 in IQAir's November 6 city-ranking data. The reading placed it in the Very Unhealthy category.

Delhi AQI: Station-wise readings

Among the 60 monitoring stations, 20 were in the Poor category, 34 in Moderate and only one in Satisfactory.

Monitoring station	AQI	Category
CRRI Mathura Road	261	Poor
Jahangirpuri	256	Poor
Rohini	245	Poor
Mundka	244	Poor
Dwarka Sector 8	236	Poor
R K Puram	233	Poor
IIT Delhi	231	Poor
Pusa	224	Poor
Bawana	220	Poor
Sirifort	219	Poor
Punjabi Bagh	218	Poor
Wazirpur	216	Poor
IGI Airport (T3)	214	Poor
Alipur	211	Poor
Chandni Chowk	210	Poor
DTU	206	Poor
Narela	206	Poor
Patparganj	205	Poor
NSUT Jaffarpur	203	Poor
Vivek Vihar	202	Poor
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	198	Moderate
Anand Vihar	192	Moderate
Okhla Phase 2	191	Moderate
Commonwealth Sports Complex	187	Moderate
Sonia Vihar	185	Moderate
Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range	183	Moderate
Pusa	180	Moderate
NSIT Dwarka	175	Moderate
Najafgarh	174	Moderate
Aya Nagar	172	Moderate
Mandir Marg	167	Moderate
IGNOU Maidan Garhi	159	Moderate
JNU	159	Moderate
Burari Crossing	158	Moderate
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium	154	Moderate
Shadipur	151	Moderate
North Campus	150	Moderate
Burari	150	Moderate
NIH Narela	146	Moderate
Cantonment Area	144	Moderate
Ashok Vihar	143	Moderate
Talkatora Garden	138	Moderate
Sri Aurobindo Marg	137	Moderate
Vasundhara Enclave	136	Moderate
Jharoda Kalan	134	Moderate
Nehru Nagar	131	Moderate
Badarpur	131	Moderate
Karala	130	Moderate
IHBAS	126	Moderate
IMD Lodhi Road	122	Moderate
Chhawla	120	Moderate
Ghummanhera	117	Moderate
Maidan Garhi	112	Moderate
Tikri Kalan	109	Moderate
Ghoga	79	Satisfactory