An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-450 severe.
The Tribunal noted that on November 1, the air quality had deteriorated to a “severe” level in Hanumangarh, Fatehabad and Hisar.
In the cases of Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Faridabad, Greater Noida, Kaithal, Noida, Rohtak, Sri Ganganagar and Delhi, the air quality was classified as “very poor.”
For Amritsar, Ankleshwar, Baddi, Balllabgarh, Bathinda, Bharatpur, Bhiwadi, Bhopal, Bikaner, Bulandshahr, Bundi, Byrnihat, Churu, Dausa, Dhanbad, Dharuhera, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Gwalior, Jhansi, Jhunjhunu, Karnal, Khurja, Kota, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mandi Gobindgarh, Manesar, Narnaul, Navi Mumbai, Panipat, Patna, Purnia, Rajgir, Sirsa, Sonipat, Thane, Tonk and Vapi, the air quality had dropped to a “poor” level.
Source: Barandbench