Amid the ongoing festivities, for the second consecutive day, the air quality of Haryana and Punjab is 'poor'. As of Wednesday, air quality in parts of Haryana was recorded in the 'very poor' category, while it was 'poor' in its neighbouring state, Punjab.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) shared the data on the same, according to which, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Dharuhera in Haryana's Rewari district stood at 382 at 9 am. Narnaul and Jind also recorded 'very poor' air quality with an AQI of 367.
Other places with 'very poor' air quality included Charkhi Dadri (362), Rohtak (358), Yamunanagar (347), Fatehabad (320), and Ballabhgarh (318), according to the CPCB's SAMEER app.
The places with 'poor' AQI in Haryana included Bahadurgarh (272), Gurugram (290), Karnal (243), Bhiwani (298), Faridabad (218), Kaithal (237), Karnal (243), Kurukshetra (226), and Sonipat (285).
Punjab’s Amritsar recorded an AQI of 253 at 9 am, Jalandhar 261, Patiala 207, and Ludhiana 234.
Chandigarh, the common capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded an AQI of 169.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', 401 and 450 'severe', and above 450 'severe plus'.