Delhi's air quality stays 'very poor' for 10th consecutive day post-Diwali

Delhiites woke up to toxic air on Sunday as the air quality remained in the very poor categoryDelhi continued to battle with air pollution for the 10th consecutive day postDiwali as a dense layer of smog blanketed parts of the national capital on Sunday morningAccording to the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB data the Air Quality Index AQI in Delhi was recorded at 335 as of 8 am today categorised as very poorSome areas including Alipur Anand Vihar Jahangirpuri Rohini and Bawana continued to experience very poor air qualityAt 830 am the humidity level was 91 per cent according to the India Meteorological DepartmentSeveral parts of the national capital recorded very poor air quality levels on Sunday morning as per the data issued by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research SAFARIndiaAnand Vihar recorded an AQI of 351 Bawana 383 CRRI Mathura Road 323 Dwarka Sector 8 at 341 IGI Airport at 326 ITO 328 Lodhi Road 319 Mundka at 358 Najafgarh at 341 New Moti Bagh at 394 Okhla phase2 at 339 RK Puram at 368 and Wazirpur at 366 as per SAFARIndia dataVisuals from Delhis Kartavya Path showed the area surrounding India Gate engulfed by a layer of smog The AQI in the area was recorded at 357 as of 7 amHighrise buildings were covered in smog in the Kalindi Kunj and surrounding locality as the AQI was recorded as 323 in the areaDelhis Dhaula Kuan was also concealed in smog as the AQI in the area fell to 394 categorised as very poor according to the CPCBAn AQI is considered poor between 200 and 300 very poor at 301 and 400 severe at 401450 and 450 and above is severe plusAs the air pollution levels in the national capital reach very poor doctors say that even people with no history of respiratory diseases are suffering from breathing issuesDr Nikhil Modi Senior Consultant for Respiratory Critical Care at Apollo Hospital said that apart from the regular patients those who dont have any respiratory issues in the past are showing up with symptoms such as runny nose sneezing coughing and have increasing difficulties in breathing reported news agency ANIThe Apollo doctor further suggested that the government close the schools for children as they remain vulnerable Whenever the pollution levels have gone beyond a certain limit the government has opted to close the schools Dr Modi said reported ANIFor the last few years we have been seeing that the government has taken action Whenever this pollution level has gone beyond a certain limit they have opted to close the schools This is important because children are from a vulnerable group As an adult we are masked and can protect ourselves better but children usually are not that effectively taking these measures Secondly their lungs are still in developing stages so they are bound to have more harm due to this pollution the doctor said reported ANIWith inputs from ANI