New Delhi: Air quality deteriorated sharply across north India on Wednesday, with several parts of Haryana recording \u2018very poor\u2019 air quality while neighbouring Punjab reported \u2018poor\u2019 levels. Delhi\u2019s air quality also worsened further, entering the \u2018toxic\u2019 range.<\/p>\n
According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi\u2019s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 335 at 9 am \u2014 classified as \u2018very poor\u2019. The CPCB categorises AQI levels between 0-50 as \u2018good\u2019, 51-100 \u2018satisfactory\u2019, 101-200 \u2018moderate\u2019, 201-300 \u2018poor\u2019, 301-400 \u2018very poor\u2019, and 401-500 as \u2018severe\u2019.<\/p>\n
In Haryana, the AQI was recorded at 382 in Dharuhera (Rewari), while Narnaul and Jind registered 367 each. Other locations with \u2018very poor\u2019 air quality included Charkhi Dadri (362), Rohtak (358), Yamunanagar (347), Fatehabad (320) and Ballabhgarh (318).<\/p>\n
Several cities in the state also reported \u2018poor\u2019 air quality, including Bahadurgarh (272), Gurugram (290), Karnal (243), Bhiwani (298), Faridabad (218), Kaithal (237), Kurukshetra (226) and Sonipat (285), as per CPCB\u2019s SAMEER app.<\/p>\n
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded an AQI of 253 at 9 am, followed by Jalandhar (261), Patiala (207), Ludhiana (234) and Chandigarh (169).<\/p>\n
Officials said the deteriorating air quality is likely linked to increased stubble burning and stagnant wind conditions, which prevent the dispersal of pollutants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi: Air quality deteriorated sharply across north India on Wednesday, with several parts of Haryana recording \u2018very poor\u2019 air quality while neighbouring Punjab reported \u2018poor\u2019 levels. Delhi\u2019s air quality also worsened further, entering the \u2018toxic\u2019 range. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi\u2019s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 335 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,37],"tags":[10422,10423,10424,10421,10475,10461,10474,10470,10460,10459,10471,10466,10476,10468,10467,10472,10469,10473,10478,10457,10477,10464,10462,10479,10463,10458,10465],"class_list":["post-53596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-national","tag-101-200-moderate","tag-201-300-poor","tag-301-400-very-poor","tag-51-100-satisfactory","tag-amritsar-recorded-an-aqi-of-253-at-9-am","tag-and-401-500-as-severe-in-haryana","tag-as-per-cpcbs-sameer-app-in-punjab","tag-bhiwani-298","tag-delhis-air-quality-index-aqi-stood-at-335-at-9-am-classified-as-very-poor-the-cpcb-categorises-aqi-levels-between-0-50-as-good","tag-entering-the-toxic-range-according-to-data-from-the-central-pollution-control-board-cpcb","tag-faridabad-218","tag-fatehabad-320-and-ballabhgarh-318-several-cities-in-the-state-also-reported-poor-air-quality","tag-followed-by-jalandhar-261","tag-gurugram-290","tag-including-bahadurgarh-272","tag-kaithal-237","tag-karnal-243","tag-kurukshetra-226-and-sonipat-285","tag-ludhiana-234-and-chandigarh-169-officials-said-the-deteriorating-air-quality-is-likely-linked-to-increased-stubble-burning-and-stagnant-wind-conditions","tag-new-delhi-air-quality-deteriorated-sharply-across-north-india-on-wednesday","tag-patiala-207","tag-rohtak-358","tag-the-aqi-was-recorded-at-382-in-dharuhera-rewari","tag-which-prevent-the-dispersal-of-pollutants","tag-while-narnaul-and-jind-registered-367-each-other-locations-with-very-poor-air-quality-included-charkhi-dadri-362","tag-with-several-parts-of-haryana-recording-very-poor-air-quality-while-neighbouring-punjab-reported-poor-levels-delhis-air-quality-also-worsened-further","tag-yamunanagar-347"],"yoast_head":"\n