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The overall air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 249 recorded on Friday morning in the national capital, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) in India.

As per the latest data provided by SAFAR, the air quality around Delhi University was recorded at 307 in the morning hours, while the IIT area in New Delhi had an AQI of 273. Lodhi Road recorded an AQI of 218, falling into the ‘poor’ category.

Further, according to the data, Noida recorded an AQI of 208 (poor), and Gurugram had an AQI of 352 (very poor).

#WATCH | Overall air quality in the ‘Poor’ category in Delhi todayVisuals from Kartavya Path, India Gate pic.twitter.com/DhT4KYk5Ot

— ANI (@ANI) October 27, 2023

The India Meteorological Department, in a statement on Delhi’s AQI, had forecast predominant surface winds likely from northwest/northeast directions in Delhi with a wind speed of 04-16 kmph, resulting in mainly clear skies and mist in the morning on Friday.

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Earlier on Thursday, the air quality stood at 256 in Delhi, deteriorating from the ‘moderate’ to ‘poor’ category, according to data from SAFAR.

As stubble burning continues in parts of Punjab and Haryana, air quality in the national capital has worsened in the past few days. According to data, over 2,500 cases of stubble burning have been reported this year so far.

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Meanwhile, the second phase of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was implemented in Delhi on Tuesday to reduce the effects of increased pollution.

The Air Quality Index is a tool for effective communication of air quality status to people in terms that are easy to understand. There are six AQI categories, namely good, satisfactory, moderately polluted, poor, very poor, and severe.

(With Inputs from ANI)