Delhi air pollution: This area in Delhi has an AQI of 1,300 today, claims Swiss monitor
Hindustan TimesDelhi and its adjoining areas on Thursday woke up to another day of dense smog accompanied by winter chill, with the Air Quality Index going as high as 1,300 in parts of the national capital, as per a Swiss monitoring portal, and the minimum temperature in the city dipping to 11 degrees Celsius in the Ridge area. The AQI for PM2.5 around Delhi's VV Block C area was over 1,300 - hazardous category - at around 11 am on Thursday, as per Swiss air quality technology company IQAir. How IQAir Calculates AQI IQAir calculates the Air Quality Index using measurements from a global network of government monitoring stations and its own sensors. According to the Centre's Decision Support System for Air Quality Management, vehicular emission was the top contributor to Delhi's pollution on Wednesday, with an estimated share of 13.3 per cent.