Air quality deteriorated further with the rise of pollutants in the national capital on Friday (October 23) morning and is likely to worsen in the coming days. The Air Quality Index (AQI) on Friday morning was recorded at 387 in Anand Vihar, 333 in RK Puram, 391 in Rohini, and 390 in Dwarka, all four in the ‘very poor’ category, as per Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data.
The air quality in the neighbouring cities of the national capital — Faridabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad was also no better as there too, it remained in ‘very poor’ category. However, according to a government agency, it was relatively better in Gurgaon. In Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, the AQI was recorded at 360 while in Noida-Greater Noida it was at 390. A thick haze has engulfed the national capital causing much inconvenience to the residents.