The AQI which took a deep dive post-Diwali is recovering gradually. While the AQI in Delhi crawled towards ‘severe’ from the ‘beyond hazardous’ levels, the AQI in Haryana remains in the ‘beyond hazardous’ box.
Pollution Watch brings you the measure of Air Quality Index (AQI) in major cities across the country.
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The AQI is measured by taking into account the PM (particulate matter). The pollution of a place is measured either in PM10 or PM2.5, depending on which particle is more dominant in the air in that place.
PM10 is the particle which is 10 micrometers or less in diameter and PM2.5 is the finer particle with a diameter measuring 2.5 micrometers or less.
PM2.5 is considered more harmful since it is finer and can travel more deeply into the lungs and cause very harmful effects. These tiny particles in the air reduce visibility and cause the air to appear hazy when their levels are high.
| 0-30 | Good | |
| 31- 60 | Satisfactory | |
| 61- 90 | Moderate | |
| 91- 120 | Poor | |
| 121- 250 | Very Poor | |
| Beyond 250 | Severe |
*All levels are measured in PM2.5
DELHI
Mandir Marg- 314 (As on Monday morning)
Shantipath- 329 (As on Monday morning)
R.K. Puram- 329 (As on Monday morning)
Shanti Niketan- 329 (As on Monday morning)
Dwarka- 236 (As on Monday morning)
HARYANA
Gurugram- 396 (As on Monday morning)
Faridabad- 452
Rohtak- 127 (Over the last 24 hours)
MUMBAI
Pirojshanagar- 77 (As on Monday morning)
MPCB Bandra- 105
Bandra East- 63
Lower Parel- 96
*As on Monday morning
BENGALURU
BTM Layout- 156
BWSSB- 74
Peenya- 39
Saneguravahalli- 72
The pollution level figures are as per the data taken on Monday, 12 November at 11:00 AM.