Noida / Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad on Saturday became the most polluted city of the country for the fifth time this season.
The city recorded AQI 466 even when the overall air quality showed a slight increase from Friday when the district recorded AQI 470.
Aqi Ghaziabad was in the ‘severe’ category since Thursday when people celebrate the exploding crackers.
The four pollution monitoring stations in Ghaziabad recorded AQI in the ‘severe’ category.
Loni recorded the highest AQI of 468 followed by Indirapuram with AQI 458.
Sanjay Nagar and Vasundhara recorded AQIS 453 and 452.
Noida recorded AQI 461 on Saturday, down from 475 days earlier.
However, AQI is still in the ‘severe’ category.
Of the four monitoring stations in Noida, Sector 125 recorded the highest AQI 464 followed by Sector 116 with AQI 463.
Sector 1 and 62 each recorded AQIS from 452 and 442.
Greater Noida on Saturday recording AQI 414 with pollution monitoring stations in Park Knowledge 3 Recording AQI 410.
The situation is better in the 5 knowledge park, which is the only station in the three districts to record AQI 388 in the ‘Very Bad’ category.
Adverse meteorological conditions such as slow wind speeds, low temperatures and low mixing high, coupled with propeller propellers and broken, impacting air quality in these districts.
According to the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD), AQI can go down to the top of the ‘very poor’ category in the next few days since the surface of the wind becomes stronger and spreads air pollutants.
A strong northwest wind will further disperse pollutants from burning mounts, officials said.
Ghaziabad is the most polluted city, noida is close to his heels
