Mumbai woke up to bright sunshine and comfortable winter temperatures on Saturday, but behind the pleasant weather, the city continued to battle worrying levels of air pollution. Real time data from air quality
monitoring platforms showed Mumbai’s Air Quality Index in the unhealthy category, raising concerns for public health despite the calm and seemingly fresh morning.
At around 9.40 am, the city’s AQI stood at 167, categorised as unhealthy under the US AQI scale. The primary contributors were fine particulate matter, with PM2.5 levels recorded at 79 micrograms per cubic metre and PM10 levels hovering close to 97 micrograms per cubic metre, both well above safe limits.
