Environment
Delhi AQI hits 235 as 31 stations stay poorer
The Hindu BusinessLine·
Delhi's air quality index stood at 235 at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, in the poor category. Thirty-one of 58 monitoring stations read between 238 and 323. Only Vivek Vihar and Jahangirpuri were above 300. GRAP Stage I rules have run since October 16. Ghaziabad's New Tehsil-Loni showed 462 at 10 a.m., while Noida Sector 62 was at 320.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Delhi residents remain under GRAP Stage I curbs first imposed on October 16.
- Neighbourhoods near Vivek Vihar and Jahangirpuri saw station readings above 300 at the morning check.
- NCR routes through Loni faced an AQI of 462 at 10 a.m., into severe-plus on the CAQM scale.
What's Happening
- CAQM Stage 1 covers AQI 201-300; Stage 2 starts at 301.
- IMD said Delhi air may stay poor on October 28 before improving over the next two days.
- On October 26 at 4 p.m., Delhi AQI was 174 in the moderate band.
Stubble Fire Counts Nearby
- IARI CREAMS counted 717 Punjab stubble fires from September 15 to October 27, against 890 a year earlier.
- Haryana had 22 fires against 78; Madhya Pradesh had 510 against 483.
- Noida logged 13 cases against 6 in the year-ago window.
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