Mumbai's air quality in 'moderate' category, AQI at 105

Mumbais air quality continued to remain in the moderate category on Wednesday morningThe air quality index from 0 to 100 is considered good 100 to 200 moderate 200 to 300 poor 300 to 400 very poor and from 400 to 500 or above severeAccording to the Central Pollution Control Boards SAMEER app Mumbais air quality continued to be moderate with an Air Quality Index AQI of 105 at 950 amThe main causes of air pollution in Mumbai are waste burning industrial activity construction dust and vehicle emissions These sources emit fine particulate matter PM25 and PM10 into the atmosphere which has the ability to enter the lungs deeply and result in heart problems respiratory disorders and other health issuesThe SAMEER App dashboard on Wednesday showed Worlis AQI as 95 and Borivalis AQI as 97 Powais AQI improved to good category at 83 While Sewris AQI and Sions AQI were in the moderate category at 136 and 136 respectivelyMeanwhile Shivaji Nagars AQI slipped to the moderate category at 143The India Meteorological Department IMD in their daily forecast for the city and surrounding areas said that the sky will remain clear today The maximum temperature is likely to be around 34 degrees Celsius While the minimum temperature is likely to be around 21 degrees CelsiusThere are numerous programmes in place to better Mumbais air quality The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC has imposed regulations on vehicle emissions controlled dust areas at construction sites and the encouragement of electric vehicles among other things The Maharashtra government has also introduced the Clean Air Action Plan which aims to cut emissions from different sourcesThe air quality of Thane was recorded to be in the moderate category as well with the AQI at 133 Navi Mumbai according to data collated by SAMEER app too recorded moderate air quality with AQI at 126 Mahape located in Navi Mumbai recorded a good AQI of 92 while Nerul recorded good air quality with AQI 91Meanwhile the overall air quality in the national capital continued to hover in the very poor category on Wednesday according to the Central Pollution Control Board CPCBAs per the CPCB the AQI at IGI Airport T3 was recorded in the very poor category at 355 on Wednesday morning The AQI in the New Moti Bagh area was recorded in the very poor category at 368 at 8 am The air quality in Punjabi Bagh was recorded in the very poor category at 397 at 8 am on Wednesday