Air pollution in Delhi is again rising after the withdrawal of the monsoon and just before the onset of winter. The Delhi AQI in the morning has now breached the 'poor' category. The Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi pegged the Delhi AQI in the 'poor' category with the reading at 200 at 5:30 am on Tuesday. The temperature was recorded at 19.8°C at the time the AQI reading was taken. The AQI reading is categorised as Good (0-50), Satisfactory (51-100), Moderately Polluted (101-200), Poor (201-300), Very Poor (301-400), and Severe (401-500). Thus, higher the AQI reading, the unhealthier it gets to breathe. The Delhi AQI has been steadily rising over the past few days. The 5:30 am Delhi AQI on Saturday was 191, 167 on Sunday, and 185 on Monday. High-AQI areas in Delhi On Tuesday morning, multiple localities of Delhi were observed to have been in the 'poor' air quality zone. Anand Vihar was the worst with the AQI shooting up to 374 (very poor). MOST POLLUTED LOCALITIES OF DELHI Area AQI Anand Vihar 374 Wazirpur 261 Bawana 259 Mathura Road 248 Dwarka 248 Jahangirpuri 248 Shadipur 245 Siri Fort 238 Mundka 222 Narela 218 Rohini 212 Alipur 212 Punjabi Bagh 207 Vivek Vihar 207 Burari 206 Nehru Nagar 203 RK Puram 201 The Noida AQI is likely to be in the 'poor' on Wednesday with a reading of 208.92.
