Delhi's AQI hits 'very poor' category after Diwali

Delhiites woke up to 'very poor' air quality as Delhi's air quality index stood at 326 as of 8 am on Tuesday, a day after Diwali.

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Areas in Delhi such as Narela, Delhi University, Anand Vihar, India Gate and Dwarka reported very poor air quality.

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Neighbouring cities of Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram and Faridabad had an AQI of 285, 320, 294, 315 and 310 respectively.

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Poor air quality was reported from areas like Cyber Hub and Najafgarh.

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An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 severe.

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