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While the aerial prime successful Bengaluru ranged from “good” to “satisfactory” connected the archetypal time (October 20) of the Deepavali festivities, connected Tuesday it was “moderate” and “satisfactory”.
As per the Central Pollution Control Board, Air Quality Index (AQI) information recorded connected October 20 astatine 8 p.m., 5 of the 14 stations successful Bengaluru showed the aerial prime arsenic “good.”
These stations are Hebbal (32 AQI), Homegowdanagar (29 AQI), Jayanagar 5th Block, Sanegurava Halli (49 AQI) and Silk Board (26 AQI).
Six stations, namely BTM Layout, BWSSB Kadubeesanahalli, Bapujinagar, City Railway Station, Kasturinagar, and Shivapura, Peenya, recorded satisfactory aerial quality.
The highest recorded AQI was recorded astatine BWSSB Kadubeesanahalli (98 AQI) and City Railway Station (92 AQI).
AQI was not recorded astatine 3 stations- Jigani, Peenya and RVCE Mallasandra owed to insufficient information for computing AQI.
On Tuesday, six monitoring stations showed the aerial prime astatine a mean level arsenic per information recorded astatine 8 p.m. The highest recorded AQI was recorded astatine BWSSB Kadubeesanahalli (124 AQI) and City Railway Station (118 AQI).
Six different stations recorded satisfactory aerial prime portion 1 Homegowdanagar (44 AQI) recorded bully aerial prime and determination was nary information for RVCE Mallasandra owed to insufficient information for computing AQI.
What AQI means
AQI ranging from 0-50 is considered bully with minimal wellness impact. The AQI ranging from 51 t to 100 is considered satisfactory and the imaginable wellness impacts are insignificant breathing discomfort to delicate people.
AQI ranging betwixt 101 and 200 is considered mean and the imaginable wellness impacts are breathing discomfort to the radical with lungs, asthma and bosom diseases.
AQI ranging from 301-400 is considered precise poor, and the wellness impacts are respiratory unwellness connected prolonged exposure. AQI ranging from 401-500 is considered severe, and the wellness impacts impact steadfast radical and earnestly interaction those with existing diseases.
