Delhi's air quality worsens further as AQI reaches 266; THESE areas record ‘very poor’ air

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Delhi's air quality continued to remain in the poor category with Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 266, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) data at 7:30 PM..

Coming back to the air quality levels, AQI has increased in the national capital from moderate to poor category..

According to the AQI scale, the air quality check of between 0 and 50 are is "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 450 "severe"..

Areas like Delhi University, Dhirpur recorded very poor air with AQI at 316, and 342 respectively..

As per SAFAR, some areas also recorded moderate air quality - AQI in Pusa, Lodhi road, Mathura road, Gurugram stood at 200, 173, 132, 152 respectively..

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