With AQI Of 265, Delhi's Air On Day Before Diwali Least Polluted In 7 Years
NDTV
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed the AQI of 265 on Sunday.
Starting the day with "poor" air quality -- overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 251 at 6.30 am -- Delhi's air slightly worsened during the day, but eventually recorded its lowest AQI for the day before Diwali in seven years. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed the AQI of 265 on Sunday.
Diwali will be celebrated across the country on Monday. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".
Last year, the AQI on November 3 (a day before Diwali) was 314. It had shot up to 382 on the Diwali day and 462 the next day.
In 2020, Delhi recorded an AQI of 296 a day before Diwali (November 13), while it worsened to 414 on Diwali and 435 the day after.
