After improvement over past few days, Delhi air quality dips to ‘poor’

Air quality in Delhi-NCR further dipped into the “poor” category on Thursday morning, with an overall AQI of 249, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The air quality deteriorated from the “moderate” category a day ago.
Delhi had been witnessing significant improvement in the AQI over the last few days.
New Delhi’s air quality had improved on Wednesday to the “moderate” category. However, this morning, the national capital was shrouded in a layer of smog.
The AQI was 235 at Gurugram, 300 at Noida, and 266 at IIT Delhi, all in the poor category.
According to SAFAR, the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi stood at 176 this morning.
The national capital’s air pollution level fell from “very poor” to “poor” on Tuesday, with an AQI of 221.
The Air Quality Index is a tool for effectively communicating the status of air quality to people in simple terms. The Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered as good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 to 500 or above it is considered as severe.