Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’ with AQI of 306

The air quality in the national capital continues to remain in the ‘Very Poor’ category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 306. Cyclists at India Gate express concern about the rising pollution levels in Delhi. The overall air quality in the National Capital has deteriorated from ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ category. Delhi University and IGI Terminal T3 recorded AQIs of 330 and 313 respectively. Anand Vihar breached the ‘very poor’ category with an AQI of 345. The AQI scale categorizes air quality from ‘good’ to ‘severe’ based on concentration values of pollutants.