Delhi Pollution: After Diwali, the air in Delhi has become more poisonous. The pollution situation in the capital worsened on Saturday. Here the AQI once again reached the ‘very poor’ category. However, improvement was seen in the morning.
The 24-hour average AQI of the national capital was recorded at 316 at 4 pm on Saturday, which is more than 290 in the morning. Air pollution levels in Anand Vihar here reached the ‘severe’ category (AQI above 400), while 27 other monitoring stations in the city recorded AQI in the ‘very poor’ category, with levels above 300. The AQI in neighboring Ghaziabad (330) was also recorded in the ‘very poor’ category.
What is the condition of AQI in NCR?
However, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, Gurugram (209), Greater Noida (250) and Noida (269) had slightly better AQI levels and fell into the ‘poor’ category, while Faridabad’s AQI (166) remained in the moderate category. Despite people violating the ban on firecrackers on Diwali night, Delhi’s air quality did not reach the ‘severe’ category as expected due to favorable winds.
The weather was like this in Delhi today
Fog and strong winds surrounded the national capital during the day and night, indicating the arrival of winter. The day temperature in Delhi was recorded at 33.9 degrees Celsius, which was 3.4 degrees above normal. Humidity during the day ranged between 62 percent to 88 percent.
The weather will be like this on Sunday
The Meteorological Department has predicted fog on Sunday morning and clear sky during the day. During this period, the maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 34 degrees Celsius and 17 degrees Celsius respectively.
This is the scale of AQI
Let us tell you that AQI between zero and 50 is ‘good’, between 51 and 100 is ‘satisfactory’, between 101 and 200 is ‘moderate’, between 201 and 300 is ‘bad’, between 301 and 400 is ‘very’. ‘Poor’, between 401 and 450 is considered ‘severe’ and AQI above 450 is considered ‘very severe’.
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