Odisha AQI updates: Air quality rises to ‘satisfactory’ category in Cuttack and Brajrajnagar

Bhubaneswar: The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Cuttack and Brajrajnagar in Odisha witnessed ‘satisfactory’ AQI rating, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) sources said today.

Angul recorded a ‘moderate’ air quality with an index value of 127 and major pollutant found was PM_2.5. This was followed by Balasore (air quality- moderate, index value-117, and major pollutant found-PM₁₀), Barbil (air quality-moderate, index value-193, and major pollutant found-PM₁₀), Baripada (air quality-moderate, index value-187, and major pollutant found-PM_2.5), Bhubaneswar (air quality-moderate, index value-101, and major pollutant found-PM₁₀), Brajrajnagar (air quality-satisfactory, index value-86, and major pollutant found-PM₁₀), Cuttack (air quality-satisfactory, index value-89, and major pollutant found-PM₁₀), Nayagarh (air quality-poor, index value-209, and major pollutant found-PM_2.5), Rairangpur (air quality-moderate, index value-124, and major pollutant found-PM₁₀), Rourkela (air quality-moderate, index value-115, and major pollutant found-PM_2.5 and PM₁₀) and Talcher (air quality-moderate, index value-131, and major pollutant found-PM_2.5).