Hyderabad: Hyderabad recorded ‘moderate’ air quality in the aftermath of Deepavali celebrations, with the city’s AQI at 121 at 2.05 pm on Monday, official data showed.
ECIL-Kapra (160) and Somajiguda (159) logged the highest readings, while Sanatnagar, at 99, was in the ‘satisfactory’ band.
Other locations, such as Kokapet, New Malakpet, Ramachandrapuram, Zoo Park, Kompally and Patancheru, were in the ‘moderate’ range.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) classifies an Air Quality Index of 101 to 200 as ‘moderate’ and 51 to 100 as ‘satisfactory’.