The 24-hour average air quality index was 367 in Gurugram on Saturday
Noida:
Air quality improved slightly but remained “very poor” in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday, according to a government agency.
The concentration of the main air pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 also remained high in Delhi’s five immediate neighbors, according to the Air Quality Index (AQI) maintained by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
According to the index, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “average”, 201 and 300 “bad”, 301 and 400 “very bad” and 401 and 500 “severe”.
The 24-hour average AQI was 368 in Greater Noida, 363 in Ghaziabad, 358 in Gurgaon, 356 in Noida and 348 in Faridabad, according to CPCB’s Sameer app at 4 p.m. Saturday.
They were 394 in Greater Noida, 382 in Ghaziabad, 379 in Noida, 367 in Gurgaon, 337 in Faridabad on Friday.
The main pollutants in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad were PM 2.5 and PM10, he said, adding that the main pollutant in Gurgaon was PM 2.5.
Delhi’s five satellite cities have four air quality monitoring stations with the exception of Greater Noida, which has two.
The AQI for each city is based on the average value of all the stations there, depending on the app.
CPCB states that an AQI in the “very poor” category can cause respiratory illness with prolonged exposure.
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