According to the Air Quality Early Warning System of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the city's AQI is likely to remain in the 'very poor' range for the next five days.There is no respite from 'very poor' air quality to Delhiites as a thick layer of toxic smog enveloped the national capital. The over all air quality index stood at 341 on Tuesday (November 18).
Here is the AQI is a few areas as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Akshardham: 381
Ghazipur: 345
Dhaula Kuan: 365
Anand Vihar: 381
As per CPCB standards, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor', and 401-500 'severe'.
Meanwhile, the Decision Support System (DSS), a mechanism used by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, for air quality analysis and forecast, showed that vehicular emissions contributed around 18% to the city's pollution on Monday, while stubble burning accounted for 8.2%.
For Tuesday, these parameters are projected to comprise 17.9% and 8.3%, respectively, of Delhi's pollution.
According to the Air Quality Early Warning System of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the city's AQI is likely to remain in the 'very poor' range for the next five days.