Velachery Res. Area, Chennai · Live station AQI
Live reading from the Velachery Res. Area, Chennai - CPCB station — AQI 108, moderate, driven by PM10.
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Velachery Res. Area, Chennai Air Quality Index (AQI)
Live air quality at the Velachery Res. Area, Chennai - CPCB monitoring station — real-time AQI, PM2.5 & PM10 and a plain-English health advisory, from CPCB data.
Mostly — Velachery Res. Area's AQI is 108 (Moderate). Sensitive groups should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
Where 108 sits on the India CPCB scale
Live pollutant levels at this station
Station-level PM2.5 and PM10 (µg/m³). The area AQI is the higher of the two sub-indices on the CPCB scale.
What you can do outside right now
General guidance by AQI band. Sensitive groups should act one level earlier.
Monitoring location
Approximate location of the monitoring station(s) feeding this reading. Map © OpenStreetMap.
About air quality in Velachery Res. Area
This page tracks live air quality in Velachery Res. Area, Chennai, using the Velachery Res. Area, Chennai - CPCB continuous ambient air-quality monitoring station operated under the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) network and published through the Government of India open-data portal. Readings update hourly.
Right now Velachery Res. Area is about 46 points better than the Chennai city average of AQI 154. Local AQI can differ sharply from the city figure because of nearby traffic, construction, industry or green cover — which is exactly why station-level readings matter.
For the full city picture — every station, pollutant dials, 24-hour and 7-day trends and health guidance — see the Chennai air quality page.
Frequently asked questions
What is the AQI in Velachery Res. Area, Chennai today?
The current Air Quality Index at the Velachery Res. Area, Chennai - CPCB monitoring station is 108 (Moderate) on the CPCB scale, driven by PM10.
Is it safe to go outside in Velachery Res. Area today?
Mostly — Velachery Res. Area's AQI is 108 (Moderate). Sensitive groups should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
How is Velachery Res. Area's air measured?
From the Velachery Res. Area, Chennai - CPCB CPCB continuous monitoring station, published via data.gov.in and updated hourly. We only show a value when the station has reported recently.