Delhi air quality remains 'very poor', records overall AQI of 303 today

New Delhi on Tuesday continued to record 'very poor' overall air quality due to a drop in temperature and wind speed, allowing pollutants to accumulate in the national capital. An Air Quality Index (AQI) of 303 was recorded on Tuesday morning, according to latest data released by SAFAR-India.

On Tuesday morning, many localities in the city continued to record 'very poor' category in AQI. According to the AQI scale, the air quality of 0-50 is "good", 51-100 "satisfactory", 101-200 "moderate", 201-300 "poor", 301-400 "very poor" and 401-450 "severe."

The air quality around Delhi University hit 335 on Tuesday while IGI Terminal T3 registered an AQI of 313. IIT Delhi was also in the 'very poor' category with an AQI of 306.

Pusa recorded an AQI of 242 (poor) while the Mathura Road air quality was measured at 173 (moderate).

Noida recorded an AQI of 308 and remained in the 'very poor' category. Gurugram breached the poor category on Tuesday morning by recording an AQI of 249.

On Monday, the Delhi government identified eight more hotspots, taking the total number to 21. The eight new hotspots are Shadipur, ITO, Mandir Marg, Nehru Nagar, Patparganj, Sonia Vihar, Dhyan Chand Stadium, and Moti Bagh. The existing 13 hotspots in Delhi are Anand Vihar, Mundka, Wazirpur, Jahangirpuri, RK Puram, Rohini, Punjabi Bagh, Okhla, Bawana, Vivek Vihar, Narela, Ashok Vihar and Dwarka.