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Delhi AQI Remains ‘very poor'

Delhi had stayed in the ‘very poor’ category of air quality to the ninth straight day after Diwali on Saturday. Sustaining the first level, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was marked 358 at 9:00 am by SAFAR and categorised as “very poor”.

Television clips depicted a dense cloud of smog over Kartavya Path. Hourly AQI information recorded on the CPCB Sameer App demonstrated that AQI at Bawana and New Moti Bagh stations had plunged into the severe category with 409 each.

ANI news channel tweeted a video that has a truck spraying fine water droplets to reduce a number of negative effects of very bad air quality in the capital. That’s what the Delhi government did at Anand Vihar on Friday it demonstrated this novel methodology called ‘drone-based mist spraying’. 

According to Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai, pollution in such places is worse than the overall AQI of the city during the trial. The drones employed in the experiment hold up to 15 litres of water and spray a mist to deal with airborne particles in densely populated and inaccessible spaces.

Other major areas of Delhi also recorded high AQI levels, with Bawana at 409, Alipur at 387, Anand Vihar at 393, Dwarka Sector 8 at 362, IGI Airport at 344, Dilsad Garden at 220, ITO at 359, Mundka at 377, Najafgarh at 379, New Moti Bagh at 411, Patparganj at 389, RK Puram at 376, and Wazirpur at 399, according to SAFAR data.

The AQI is categorised aS: 0-50 is 'good,' 51-100 is 'satisfactory,' 101-200 is 'moderate,' 201-300 is 'poor,' 301-400 is 'very poor,' and 401-500 is 'severe.'

Bobby Bhalotra, the Vice Chairman of Respiratory Medicine at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said on Friday that there has obviously been a spike in the respiratory issues corresponded to the AQI. "As the AQI rises, we are seeing more patients, mostly with breathlessness," he said.

 "Many are struggling with sleepless nights due to persistent coughing. Those with asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), chronic smokers, and workers in dusty environments, like police personnel, are particularly affected. It's crucial for every citizen to take responsibility in reducing pollution and minimizing exposure," he added.