Bharat Express

Air Quality Index

There is 'severe' pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), which includes Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, and Faridabad.

With an average 24-hour AQI of 397 on Tuesday, the air quality index approached the verge of the "severe" category.

At twelve of Delhi's monitoring stations, the air quality index (AQI) recorded levels of severe 422.

Environment Minister Gopal Rai suggested the people to switch- off  their vehicles while waiting at the traffic signals.