New Delhi. Due to firecrackers burnt during Diwali, the level of air pollution in Delhi-NCR has further deteriorated to ‘very poor’ category. On Friday, a day after Diwali, poisonous smoke covered the entire NCR. According to the Central Pollution and Control Board (CPCB), the average air quality index (AQI) in the capital Delhi stood at 361 till 7.30 am. Let us tell you that in almost all the areas of Delhi and NCR, the AQI level remained between 300 to 400.
According to CPCB, on Friday morning AQI was 353 in Alipur, Delhi, 395 in Anand Vihar, 387 in Ashok Vihar, 392 in Bawana, 395 in Burari Crossing, 395 in Chandni Chowk, 371 in Mathura Road, 372 in Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range. , 375 in IGI Airport, 334 in ITO, 390 in Jahangirpuri, 343 in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, 314 in Lodhi Road, 374 in Mundka, 329 in Najafgarh, 385 in Nehru Nagar, 390 in North Campus, 352 in Dwarka, Okhla Phase 2. It was 369 in Punjabi Bagh, 392 in Shadipur, 395 in Sonia Vihar, 314 in Sri Aurobindo Marg and 389 in Wazirpur.
It may be noted that air quality in the National Capital Region has remained a matter of concern in the last few days. After this, its reaching ‘very poor’ category a day after Diwali further increases the concern. Despite the ban on firecrackers in Delhi, people burst a lot of firecrackers, which worsened the air condition. On the occasion of Diwali, air pollution levels increased in many other cities of NCR at night. The AQI in Faridabad was 244, in Gurugram it was 348, in Ghaziabad 381, in Greater Noida it was 370, and in Noida it was 295.
Let us tell you that AQI between zero to 50 is ‘good’, between 51 to 100 is ‘satisfactory’, between 101 to 200 is ‘moderate’, between 201 to 300 is ‘bad’, between 301 to 400 is ‘good’. ‘Very bad’ and between 401 and 500 are considered ‘severe’. In view of air pollution in Delhi, the Delhi government on October 14 had banned the production, storage, sale and use of firecrackers in the entire city till January 1, 2025. The government also deployed 377 teams to deal with this, yet people burst crackers.