Air Quality Deteriorates to Hazardous Levels with AQI at 475
New Delhi, the noisy capital city of India, is facing a critical level of air pollution again. The situation has worsened especially with the onset of winter as the AQI stood at a dangerous 475 in some regions. Emission of toxic substances leading to formation or deadly smog to hinder breathing and is a source of major concern especially to the inhabitants of the city, leading to controversies regarding the necessity of serious intervention. The AQI Crisis The AQI Crisis The Air Quality Index – pollution measurement – will vary from 0 to 500 with ‘severe’ rating above 400. This category exposes the affected to the air as well as other aspects and diseases of the respiratory organ and other complications even for the healthy. In children, elderly, and those with underlying respiratory or cardiac problems, the r...