Mumbai AQI: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation deploys dust suppression vehicle at Marine Drive

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Mumbai's civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Wednesday deployed a dust suppression vehicle at Marine Drive where a layer of haze was visible in the morning.

The overall air quality in Mumbai has persisted in the 'moderate' category for the third consecutive day, with on Wednesday morning, according to SAFAR-India. On Monday, Mumbai's air quality was recorded in the 'moderate' category with an AQI of 115.

Notably, Mumbai was ranked as the second most polluted city in the world, with an overall AQI value of 167 (in the afternoon) according to the live city AQI ranking, and it was listed among cities with the most polluted air by IQAir, a Swiss firm, on Monday. While Beijing, China topped the list, Mumbai secured the second position, Delhi was in the seventh position, and Kolkata at 24th place. According to IQAir's live air quality monitoring, the overall AQI recorded in Mumbai on Monday afternoon was 167, which reduced to 158 in the evening, but the city retained its position as the second-most polluted city on October 23. Delhi, which was in the fourth position during the day with an AQI value of 155, dropped to seventh by evening with an AQI value of 144.

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The Air Quality Index (AQI) between 0-50 is considered "good," 51-100 "satisfactory," 101-200 "moderate," 201-300 "poor," 301-400 "very poor," and 401-500 "severe." An AQI above 500 falls in the "severe/critical plus" category.

Despite the efforts of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to mitigate air pollution, poor air quality continues to affect the financial capital. While the overall AQI value for the city remains in the moderate category, several areas in the city continue to record poor AQI, posing significant health risks. This situation is expected to persist.

While the AQI improved in some areas, some locations continued to register poor air quality in the evening. As per CPCB's SAMEER app, AQI recorded on Monday evening at various locations including Colaba (MPCB station) - 238, Denoar (IITM station) - 275, Mulund West (MPCB) - 244, Kherwadi-Bandra East (MPCB), and Sion (MPCB) - 200.