Haryana records ‘very poor’ air quality, Punjab remains in ‘poor’ category

Air quality in parts of Haryana was recorded in the very poor category while it was poor in neighbouring Punjab on WednesdayThe Air Quality Index AQI in Dharuhera in Haryanas Rewari district stood at 382 at 9 am according to Central Pollution Control Board CPCB dataAn 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 401 and 450 severe and above 450 severe plusNarnaul and Jind also recorded very poor air quality with an AQI of 367Other places with very poor air quality included Charkhi Dadri 362 Rohtak 358 Yamunanagar 347 Fatehabad 320 and Ballabhgarh 318 according to the CPCBs SAMEER appThe places with poor AQI in Haryana included Bahadurgarh 272 Gurugram 290 Karnal 243 Bhiwani 298 Faridabad 218 Kaithal 237 Karnal 243 Kurukshetra 226 and Sonipat 285In Punjab Amritsar recorded an AQI of 253 at 9 am Jalandhar 261 Patiala 207 and Ludhiana 234Chandigarh the common capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded an AQI of 169Delhi records minimum temperature of 218 deg C breathes very poor airMeanwhile Delhi on Wednesday recorded a minimum temperature of 218 degrees Celsius 34 notches above normal according to the India Meteorological Department IMDRelative humidity was 91 per cent at 830 amThe IMD has forecast mist haze in the morning hours and mainly clear skies during the rest of the day The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 33 degrees CelsiusDelhis Air Quality Index AQI remained in the very poor category with a reading of 335 at 9 am according to the Central Pollution Control Board CPCBAccording to the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB the AQI in the RK Puram area of south west Delhi remains very poor at 380 as of 700 AM today The AQI at Anand Vihar also remains very poor at 355Ashok Vihar recorded an AQI of 355 followed by Bawana at 376 under the very poor category AQI in the Dwarka Sector 8 area remains at 353 362 in ITO and 394 in Nehru NagarSimilarly the AQI in Chandni Chowk remains very poor at 332 Around Akshardham the AQI was recorded at 360 which also falls under the very poor categoryA day after Diwali Delhi recorded its air quality in the very poor category on Tuesday As per CPCB the overall AQI in the national capital stood at 351 as of 400 PMBawana recorded an AQI of 424 and remains the only area with air quality that falls under the severe category AQI in Anand Vihar stood at 332 Ashok Vihar 373 Burari Crossing 388 IGI Airport Terminal 3 295 ITO 349 Lodhi Road 334 Mundka 380 Najafgarh 312 Narela 363 Patparganj 320 and Punjabi Bagh 399With inputs from Agencies