AQI Worsens to 'Very Poor', 'Poor' in Many Parts of Haryana, Punjab

Chandigarh: Several places in Punjab and Haryana saw air quality settling in 'very poor' and 'poor' categories on Sunday. with Karnal worst hit with an AQI of 316.

At 9 am on Sunday, AQI in Punjab 's Amritsar was recorded at 301 and it was registered in Haryana 's Bahurgarh and Karnal at 313 and 316 respectively, which fall in 'very poor' category, as per Sameer app that provides hourly updates of national AQI published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Among several places in Haryana, AQI was recorded at 293 in Bhiwani, 280 in Charkhi Dri, 238 in Faridab, 202 in Fatehab, 266 in Gurugram, 266 in Hisar, 253 in Jind, 258 in Rohtak, 296 in Sonipat, 251 in Sirsa, 238 in Kurukshetra, 187 in Panipat, 142 in Yamunanagar and 112 in Ambala, data showed.

In Chandigarh, AQI was recorded at 183.

In Punjab, AQI was registered at 119 in Bathinda, 214 in Jalandhar, 171 in Khanna, 153 in Ludhiana, 207 in Patiala, 184 in Mandi Gobindgarh and 141 in Rupnagar.

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'.

Notably, Punjab h seen 379 farm fires on Saturday. 

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