Despite being the second-cleanest post-Diwali since 2015, Delhi’s air is still hazardous, with an AQI of 358. In contrast, Mumbai has substantially superior air quality, with an AQI of 141.

New Delhi: 6th November 2024

The National Capital Region and Delhi woke on Wednesday to a thick shroud of smog. Though Delhi enjoyed its second-cleanest post-Diwali air since 2015, it remained in the ‘hazardous’ zone, the AQI being in the ‘poor’ category. At 7 am on Wednesday, November 6, Delhi had an AQI of 358. In contrast to it, the air of the country’s financial capital was much cleaner, with the AQI at 141 and classified as ‘moderate’.

AQI readings from 0 to 50 are designated as ‘good’, 51 to 100 are designated as ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 are designated as ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 are designated as ‘poor’, 301 to 400 are designated as ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 are designated as ‘severe’.

AQI In Delhi

The air quality in places such as Wazirpur, Mundka, Dwarka, Bawana, and more in Delhi hit alarming levels on the scale, units above 400. Check out what the AQI was in your area according to the Air Quality Early Warning and Decision Support System For Delhi at 7 AM:

Anand Vihar 372
Ashok Vihar 398
Bawana 412
DTU 355
IGI Airport 347
Dilshad Garden 270
Burari Crossing 370
ITO 327
Jahangirpuri 398
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 315
Lodhi Road 309
Mandir Marg 356
Najafgarh 354
AQI In Mumbai
AQI Monitoring Station AQI
Major Dhyan Chand Stadium 358
Mundka 419
NSIT Dwarka 447
Narela 377
Nehru Nagar 378
New Moti Bagh 381
Delhi University North Campus 373
Patparganj 381
Punjabi Bagh 388
Pusa 330
RK Puram 373

The weather did make for cleaner air in Mumbai, with across some localities experienced the cleanest air. BMC in Shastri Nagar, Abhinav Nagar Borivali (E), Sector 19(A) in Nerul and others reported an AQI of zero at 7 am.