The Capital recorded “very poor” air quality on Saturday even as authorities predicted improvement as good wind speed will continue to disperse pollutants faster. The air quality had slipped to the “severe” category on Thursday.
The CPCB data stated that the overall air quality index (AQI) was 378, which falls in the “very poor” category. On Saturday, as many as 10 areas recorded “severe” air quality and 22 “very poor”, the CPCB said. In the NCR, Noida recorded “severe” air quality, while Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Greater Noida recorded “very poor” air quality, it said.