North India Statesman
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New Delhi. The level of pollution in the country’s capital Delhi has started increasing once again. Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the ‘poor’ category on Sunday morning. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, Delhi’s average air quality index (AQI) at around 7 am on Sunday morningAQI) 221 Which is more worrying than Saturday’s 197 (medium range).
Condition of areas: Difficult to breathe in Mundka and Anand Vihar
Pollution levels in many areas of Delhi have reached much above average. The worst situation has been seen in areas like Mundka and Anand Vihar.
Mundaka: 275
Anand Vihar: 265
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium: 265
Vivek Vihar: 252 (Poor)
Rohini: 250 (Poor)
Ashok Vihar: 243 (Poor)
Chandni Chowk: 228 (Poor)
However, the ‘Air Quality Early Warning System’ has predicted that the air quality may improve slightly as the day progresses and may again fall to the ‘moderate’ category (around 180 AQI).
Mathematics of AQI: Know when the air becomes dangerous
According to CPCB, the air quality index is divided into six categories:
0-50(Good): No effect on health.
51-100 (Satisfactory): Minor discomfort to sensitive people.
101-200 (Moderate): For asthma and heart patients with breathing problems.
201-300 (Poor): Difficulty in breathing for most people due to prolonged exposure.
301-400 (Very Poor): Even healthy people are at risk of respiratory disease.
401-500 (Severe): Extremely dangerous for everyone.
Political tussle: AAP raises questions on credibility of data
Along with the deteriorating air quality of Delhi, politics on this issue has also intensified. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has raised questions on the credibility of Delhi’s pollution data. AAP’s Delhi state president Saurabh Bhardwaj has accused the BJP government (led by Rekha Gupta) of setting up new monitoring stations in the green and open areas of the city.
Saurabh Bhardwaj said: “The aim of the BJP government is not to clean Delhi’s air, but to artificially make AQI readings appear lower by shifting monitoring stations to green zones. This is an attempt to create a false impression of improvement instead of taking concrete steps against pollution.”
