New Delhi: Even as the national capital of India continued to grapple with high levels of air pollution, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Friday released the Air Quality Index (AQI) of some major cities.


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The following is the Air Quality Index of some cities as recorded by the CPCB at 4 pm on Thursday:


City - Air Quality Index -Value


Agra -Very Poor - 333


Bengaluru - Satisfactory - 59


Chandrapur - Moderate - 138


Delhi - Very Poor - 321


Faridabad - Very Poor - 318


Hyderabad - Satisfactory - 91


Jaipur - Good - 41


Jodhpur - Very Poor - 325


Lucknow - Severe - 408


Mumbai - Moderate - 126


Muzaffarpur - Very Poor - 322


Navi Mumbai - Moderate - 102


Pune - Poor - 211


Varanasi - Very Poor - 302


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The scale to determine the air quality through the Air Quality Index is as follows:


0-50 Good Minimal impact


51-100 Satisfactory Minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people


101-200 Moderate Breathing discomfort to the people with asthma and heart diseases


201-300 Poor Breathing discomfort to most people on prolonged exposure


301-400 Very Poor Respiratory illness on prolonged exposure


401-500 Severe Seriously impacts those with existing diseases


With air pollution in Delhi reaching 'hazardous levels' posing serious threats to residents' health and in a radical step to combat it, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government Friday restricted plying of private vehicles bearing odd and even registration numbers to alternate days from January 1, 2016, in the national capital.


(With IANS Inputs)