The air quality in the national capital continues to remain in the "very poor" category as the shallow fog and mist surrounded the city on Friday morning.
The overall quality of the air in the national capital significantly improved on Wednesday with its AQI recorded at 193 by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
The Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered as good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 to 500 or above it is considered as severe.
The meeting was held with Chief Secretaries of four states through video conferencing under the chairmanship of NHRC Chairman Justice Arun Kumar Mishra regarding air pollution.
A layer of smog covered the national capital Delhi this morning. The AQI was 235 at Gurugram, 300 at Noida and 266 at IIT Delhi, all in the poor category.
NHRC heard the Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday in connection with its suo motu cognizance of unabated air pollution in Delhi-NCR as reported in media.
As Per Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ,seven proposals have been approved by the Commission after detailed technical and financial evaluation and appraisal.
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Wednesday alleged that the atmosphere in Delhi is getting polluted due to the negligence of Kejriwal and the AAP government.
The primary schools will reopen from today, which were shut down as the Air Quality in Delhi went from bad to worse. Curbs on outdoor activities for secondary school students will also be lifted from today.
The National Capital Region (NCR) also continued to witness bad air as Noida also registered very poor air quality with an AQI of 354 while Gurugram's AQI stood at 326 and continued to remain in the 'very poor' category.