According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), which of the following city air quality was recorded in the very poor category.

2016

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According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), which of the following city air quality was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category.

A	Chennai
B	Banglore
C	Hyderabad
D	New Delhi

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the AQI in the National Capital Region of Gurugram stood at 353, while it was 351 in Noida. The AQI in Delhi University area was 314 while it was 176 in IIT Delhi. In the Airport (T3) area the air quality was recorded at 309.

Detailed explanation-2: -About SAFAR system: It stands for System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research. SAFAR is an air quality monitoring system. It was introduced by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to provide location specific information on air quality in near real time and its forecast upto 3 days in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The SAFAR system is developed by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, along with ESSO partner institutions namely India Meteorological Department (IMD) and National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF).

Detailed explanation-4: -Improvement in crop yields: SAFAR has been used to evaluate the impact of ozone, particulate matter and sulphur dioxide on vegetation and this has helped in crop yield improvement.

Detailed explanation-5: -Air Quality Index (AQI) Basics.

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