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Delhi's air reads AQI 189 on Sunday morning, at the top of the 'moderate' band
The 9 am reading was 30 points worse than Saturday's 4 pm average and a short step from the 'poor' category.
Key points
- Delhi's air quality index stood at 189 at 9 am on Sunday.
- That is up from 159 at 4 pm on Saturday, the Central Pollution Control Board's daily average.
- An AQI above 200 counts as 'poor' on the CPCB scale.
Delhi’s air quality index stood at 189 at 9 am on Sunday, in the ‘moderate’ category but close to its upper limit, according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s Sameer app.
The reading was 30 points worse than the board’s 24-hour average of 159 recorded at 4 pm on Saturday, and continues the slide that began after midweek rain briefly cleared the city’s air.
On the CPCB scale, an AQI from 0 to 50 is ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.
The board’s daily bulletin, which gives the official 24-hour average for the city, is due at 4 pm. A reading above 200 would put Delhi back in the ‘poor’ band it touched briefly earlier in the week.