Gurgaon: City’s Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday dropped 22 points from the previous day and landed on 301 (very poor). It briefly dropped to 290 at 11:05 am on Wednesday before rising again during the afternoon, pushing the city back into the very poor category for the third day in a row.NISE Gwalpahari recorded the highest AQI at 345, followed by Vikas Sadan at 308 and Sector 51 at 304. Teri Gram recorded an AQI of 247 (poor).According to the Air Quality Early Warning System’s meteorological forecast for Delhi-NCR, winds were expected to vary between north-easterly and westerly directions on Wednesday, reaching speeds of up to 12 kmph. The forecast mixing depth was around 2,000 metres. This helped the pollutants disperse on Wednesday.For Thursday, winds are forecast to reach up to 15 kmph, with a mixing depth of around 1,750 metres. On Friday, the mixing depth is forecast to increase to 2,400 metres, with winds also reaching up to 15 kmph. The regional air quality outlook indicates that very poor to poor conditions may persist through Friday.Meanwhile, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) closed a construction project in Sector 78, Naurangpur, for violating the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) construction ban.“Yesterday, one construction project was closed, in Sector 78, Naurangpur, Gurgaon, in gross violation of CAQM directions, as the project was carrying out construction and demolition activities despite the ban,” said Parveen Kumar, regional officer, Gurgaon (South).On Wednesday, HSPCB’s Regional Office Gurgaon (North) organised an awareness drive at Udyog Vihar for developers and contractors on the Environment (Construction and Demolition) Waste Management Rules, 2025, which came into force on April 1, 2026.Under the Central Pollution Control Board’s classification, an AQI between 201 and 300 is categorised as poor, while readings between 301 and 400 fall in the very poor category.
