Uttar Pradesh government had to say about the 304 AQI in Noida
According to sources pakistan is to blame for the ‘very poor’ air quality in NCR cities like noida and Ghaziabad, as farm fires are sending toxic smoke across the data-border: this is what the Uttar Pradesh government had to say about the 304 AQI in noida, Greater noida and Ghaziabad. There is, however, no dearth of politicking over the issue. The opposition Samajwadi party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh attacked the ruling BJP, while the saffron party and the AAP in delhi butted heads over the reason behind the annual dip in air quality.Perhaps days ahead of diwali, rising air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR have been a major concern. In the national capital region (NCR), however, this is the first time this season that cities are experiencing ‘very poor’ air quality on the same day, especially when it was in the ‘moderate’ only a day before (Sunday, october 27). An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.Moreover thick and toxic smog has enveloped northern india and eastern pakistan, and this is likely to get worse when diwali is celebrated on october 31. people burst firecrackers during the festival, due to which air quality levels plummet considerably for the next few days. While delhi may have recorded a slight improvement in air quality on monday at 327, it was still in the ‘very poor’ category.