On Monday, November 27, 2023, i.e. yesterday, light rains poured in the national capital region. Despite the city witnessing a light downpour on Monday the air quality index remained in the very poor category. Yes, you heard it right, if you were thinking that the air quality of Delhi might improve after the light downpours in the region, then you are wrong. The AQI of Delhi is still in the ‘Very Poor’ category raising concern as the AQI is on the verge of slipping into the ‘Severe’ category. Reportedly, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issued a report that claimed Delhi’s AQI is about to fall further into the ‘Severe’ category. If you are scrambling regarding the latest updates on Delhi’s air quality, the following sections are waiting for you. Kindly stick with this page and go through the article till the end.
In addition, the areas around the national capital region are also under unhealthy air quality. Reportedly, the neighboring areas of Delhi are also in poor and very poor categories such as Ghaziabad reported to be ‘poor’ with an AQI of 300. The AQI of Delhi NCR, Greater Noida, was measured on Monday at 361 which falls under the very poor category. Speaking of Delhi’s AQI, the Central Pollution Control Board measured it at 395 on November 27, which is just a few points lesser than the Severe category. Swipe down the page and read more details.
Gurugram’s AQI was measured in the “Very Poor” category with an Air Quality Index value of 311. On the other hand, Sonipat’s AQI was measured better when compared to other cities around Delhi. However, the AQI remained in the “Poor” category with 206. Bahadurgarh was under the “Severe” category at 404. As per the CPCB data, Meerut recorded a “very poor” air quality index value of 316.
Do you know: which city recorded the worst air quality index on Monday? As per CPCB, the worst air quality with an AQI of 416 was recorded in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh, which falls in the ‘Severe’ category. Speaking of the best air quality index, the capital of Mizoram, Aizwal recorded the best AQI in the country with an index value of 12 which is categorized as “Good”. On the flip side, two areas that are at the top of the list of most polluted cities are Bahadurgarh at 404, which adjoins Delhi, and Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh at 416.