Delhi AQI Today: Delhi's air quality remained 'very poor' on Sunday, a slight improvement from the "severe" levels recorded the previous day. A layer of smog was visible in several neighborhoods in the National Capital Region (NCR). In Delhi, several many residents complained of breathing difficulties due to hazardous pollutant levels, with a range of strict restrictions already in place to combat the poor air quality. Here's a summary of Air Quality Index (AQI) readings from various stations in and around the national capital on Sunday evening.  

Delhi Area-wise AQI Readings

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At 7 pm, the following readings were recorded in various parts in the NCR, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) portal, airquality.cpcb.gov.in: 

Station Name AQI Category
Anand Vihar, Delhi - DPCC 360.00 Very Poor
IHBAS, Dilshad Garden, Delhi - CPCB 355.00 Very Poor
Jahangirpuri, Delhi - DPCC 347.00 Very Poor
Nehru Nagar, Delhi - DPCC 346.00 Very Poor
Wazirpur, Delhi - DPCC 346.00 Very Poor
Shadipur, Delhi - CPCB 344.00 Very Poor
Vivek Vihar, Delhi - DPCC 344.00 Very Poor
Sonia Vihar, Delhi - DPCC 343.00 Very Poor
Bawana, Delhi - DPCC 342.00 Very Poor
Mundka, Delhi - DPCC 335.00 Very Poor
Alipur, Delhi - DPCC 334.00 Very Poor
Narela, Delhi - DPCC 332.00 Very Poor
Ashok Vihar, Delhi - DPCC 330.00 Very Poor
Dwarka-Sector 8, Delhi - DPCC  330.00 Very Poor
Punjabi Bagh, Delhi - DPCC 326.00 Very Poor
Rohini, Delhi - DPCC 321.00 Very Poor
Patparganj, Delhi - DPCC 316.00 Very Poor
R K Puram, Delhi - DPCC 307.00 Very Poor
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi - DPCC 299.00 Poor
Burari Crossing, Delhi - IMD 298.00 Poor
Sirifort, Delhi - CPCB 294.00 Poor
North Campus, DU, Delhi - IMD 292.00 Poor
Chandni Chowk, Delhi - IITM 291.00 Poor
Okhla Phase-2, Delhi - DPCC 287.00 Poor
IGI Airport (T3), Delhi - IMD 286.00 Poor
Pusa, Delhi - DPCC 286.00 Poor
DTU, Delhi - CPCB 285.00 Poor
Najafgarh, Delhi - DPCC 279.00 Poor
CRRI Mathura Road, Delhi - IMD 270.00 Poor
Mandir Marg, Delhi - DPCC 269.00 Poor
NSIT Dwarka, Delhi - CPCB 269.00 Poor
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, Delhi - DPCC 266.00 Poor
Pusa, Delhi - IMD 265.00 Poor
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi - DPCC 264.00 Poor
Aya Nagar, Delhi - IMD 260.00 Poor
Sri Aurobindo Marg, Delhi - DPCC 256.00 Poor
ITO, Delhi - CPCB 240.00 Poor
Lodhi Road, Delhi - IMD 239.00 Poor

Gurugram Area-wise AQI Readings

Station Name Current AQI value Category
NISE Gwal Pahari, Gurugram - IMD 256.00 Poor
Teri Gram, Gurugram - HSPCB 192.00 Moderate
Vikas Sadan, Gurugram - HSPCB 161.00 Moderate

Noida & Greater Noida Area-wise AQI Readings

City Station Name AQI Category
Greater Noida Knowledge Park - III, Greater Noida - UPPCB 239.00 Poor
Knowledge Park - V, Greater Noida - UPPCB 235.00 Poor
Noida Sector - 125, Noida - UPPCB 221.00 Poor
Sector - 62, Noida - IMD 293.00 Poor
Sector-1, Noida - UPPCB 223.00 Poor
Sector-116, Noida - UPPCB 198.00 Moderate

Ghaziabad Area-wise AQI Readings

Station Name AQI Category
Indirapuram, Ghaziabad - UPPCB 172.00 Moderate
Loni, Ghaziabad - UPPCB 296.00 Poor
Sanjay Nagar, Ghaziabad - UPPCB 252.00 Poor
Vasundhara, Ghaziabad - UPPCB 226.00 Poor

What do different AQI levels mean? 

Here's a breakup of what the AQI readings tell about the quality of air in a given region over a particular period of time:
  • 0-50 - Good
  • 51-100 - Satisfactory
  • 101-200 - Moderate
  • 201-300 - Poor
  • 301-400 - Very Poor
  • 401-500 - Severe

AQI readings capture changes in the quality of air in a particular region over a given period factoring in several factors including the concentration of pollutants and their likely impacts on health.