Mumbai’s air quality index drops below Delhi’s to into the moderate category; further information may be found here
With an Air Quality Index of 117, Delhi’s air quality was classified as “moderate.” Concerns were expressed by the residents when the AQI jumped from 83 on Wednesday to 117 on Thursday. The national capital’s AQI, however, was 108 on Friday morning, falling into the “moderate” category.
The AQI for Mumbai on Friday, which was 119, was similarly classified as “moderate.” On Thursday morning, Mumbai’s air quality was rated as moderate, with an AQI of 166.
The overall air quality in Delhi was classified as “moderate” by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, SAFAR-India, today, and the government’s air quality recording agency anticipates “moderate” quality air in the city tomorrow as well.
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) Board met on Tuesday at the Secretariat amid worries over the increasing AQI in the city. Anil Gupta, an expert panel member, said that worries about a potential reduction in air quality or pollution in general were not mentioned at the conference.
According to the AQI scale, the air quality is considered to be “good” between 0 and 50, “satisfactory” between 51 and 100, “moderate” between 101 and 200, “poor” between 200 and 300, “very poor” between 301 and 400, and “severe” between 401 and 450.
Gopal Rai, the environment minister for Delhi, said on Wednesday that a “Anti-Industrial Pollution” campaign would be held from October 20 to November 20 in an effort to reduce industrial pollution in the nation’s capital.
The Delhi Environment Minister explained the initiative to ANI, saying, “Today a joint meeting was conducted between the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC), and the Environment Department in order to curb industrial pollution in Delhi.”
“A joint decision was taken in the meeting, that a ‘Anti-Industrial Pollution’ campaign will be conducted from October 20 to November 20 in the state capital,” Rai said.
