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The aerial prime successful the nationalist superior remained successful the ‘poor’ class connected Saturday (November 1, 2025) greeting arsenic the wide AQI recorded astatine 8 americium was 245.
According to the information of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the AQI recorded astatine respective monitoring stations of Delhi was ‘poor’ portion immoderate stations besides recorded ‘moderate’ and ‘very poor’ aerial quality.
The AQI reported astatine Anand Vihar was 298, Alipur 258, Ashok Vihar 287, Burari Crossing 264, Chandani Chowk 299, Dwarka Sector-8 260, ITO 275, Jahangirpuri 300, Mandir Marg 204, Mundka 259, Najafgarh 214, Narela 283, Okhla Phase-2 248, Patparganj 274, Punjabi Bagh 265, RK Puram 298, Rohini 281 and Sirifort 295 - each categorised arsenic ‘poor’ arsenic of 8 a.m.
Delhi’s aerial prime showed flimsy variations crossed antithetic areas, with Aya Nagar signaling a ‘moderate’ aerial prime scale (AQI) of 182, portion IGI Airport (T3) reported an AQI of 188 and DTU recorded an AQI of 181. In contrast, IHBAS Dilshad Garden had a comparatively amended AQI of 124, and Lodhi Road recorded an AQI of 150.
‘Very poor’ aerial prime was recorded astatine Wazirpur with an AQI of 328, and astatine Bawana, an AQI of 301.
An AQI betwixt 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’, and 401-500 ‘severe’.
Truck-mounted h2o sprinklers were deployed astatine respective areas successful the nationalist superior to combat aerial pollution.
To power the deteriorating aerial prime successful Delhi-NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has banned the introduction of each BS-III and beneath modular commercialized goods vehicles that are not registered successful Delhi from November 1.
Speaking to ANI, a Sub Inspector of Delhi Transport Enforcement Team, Dharmveer Kaushik, said, “BS-III vehicles are being sent back. They are not allowed to participate Delhi. This applies lone to bully vehicles; determination is nary regularisation connected rider vehicles.”
Since Diwali, the Air Quality Index (AQI) successful Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) has been reeling nether the ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ categories successful respective areas, adjacent arsenic Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) remains successful effect.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has already announced the doubling of parking fees crossed the nationalist superior aft the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage II was invoked owed to deteriorating aerial quality.
The decision, aimed astatine discouraging the usage of backstage vehicles, volition spot parking charges treble for off-road and indoor parking areas managed by the NDMC.
