The air quality in Delhi showed a slight improvement on Wednesday morning and moved to the 'moderate' category. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 190, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). Yesterday, the city's AQI was recorded in the 'poor' category, with AQI at 231.
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00:00 The air quality index in Delhi showed a slight improvement on Wednesday morning and moved
00:09 to the moderate category.
00:12 The air quality index was recorded at 190 according to the system of air quality and
00:16 weather forecasting and research, i.e. SAFAR.
00:19 Yesterday the city's AQI was recorded in the poor category with AQI at 231.
00:26 Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the very poor category for the first time this season
00:31 on Sunday due to a combination of low temperatures, calm winds and farm fires in neighbouring
00:35 states.
00:36 AQI between 0-50 is considered good, between 51 and 100 as satisfactory, between 101 and
00:43 200 as moderate, between 201 and 300 as poor, between 301 and 400 as very poor and over
00:51 400 as severe.
00:54 A jump in farm fires in northern states has been blamed among reasons for the spike in
00:59 pollution levels.
01:00 The fires have started earlier than last year but the count is yet to spike significantly.
01:05 They tend to spike significantly by the end of October and in the first week of November.
01:09 Similarly, the overall air quality index in neighbouring Noida stood at 218 in the poor
01:14 category as per SAFAR India.
01:17 Meanwhile, Mumbai's air quality was also recorded in the moderate category on Wednesday
01:21 with the AQI at 147.
01:23 The probable reason for pollution in the financial capital is huge construction activity with
01:28 around 6,000 ongoing construction projects.
01:32 What steps has the government taken?
01:36 Delhi had last month announced a comprehensive ban on the manufacture, storage, sale and
01:40 use of firecrackers within the city.
01:43 A public awareness campaign, Patakhe Nahi Diye Jalao, will soon be reintroduced to discourage
01:48 burning of firecrackers.
01:49 On Monday, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the government has identified
01:54 eight more pollution hotspots in addition to the existing 13 in the national capital
01:58 and special teams will be deployed there to check pollution sources.
02:02 Rai said the government has also decided to use suppressant powder to prevent dust pollution
02:07 in the city.
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