The Centre yesterday lifted the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage 4 measures imposed in the capital city following a dip in the pollution levels.
Delhi Air Quality: Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered as good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 to 500 or above it is considered as severe.
The adjoining national capital region (NCR) also continued to witness bad air as Noida and Gurgaon continued to remain in the ‘very poor’ category and the AQI in both these cities stood at 356 and 364 respectively.
The responses were sought from the residents of Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad. The survey also found that 80% of the surveyed families have at least one member who is experiencing some kind of respiratory problem due to air pollution.
As per the information provided by the air quality data agency `SAFAR`, the AQI in Anand Vihar was recorded in the severe category at 406 today, followed by ITO 382 and Akshardham 363.