Rain brings relief in Delhi; AQI in moderate category
Residents of Delhi woke up to widespread rainfall on Monday morning, offering relief from the recent spell of intense heat.
Residents of Delhi woke up to widespread rainfall on Monday morning, offering relief from the recent spell of intense heat.
Residents of Delhi are currently experiencing noticeable relief from the intense heatwave that gripped the city in April.
Delhi witnessed a notable improvement in air quality on Tuesday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) falling into the 'satisfactory' and 'moderate' categories across several monitoring stations.
While efforts to mitigate the severity of the air pollution in the Delhi-NCR have been taken over the years consistently, of late there has been a steady increase in the number of good air days with a decline in the registered 'poor' to 'very poor', and 'severe' to 'severe (+) category air days, according to Dr SD Attri, an expert on the subject.
The strong winds that have been blowing for the past several days have had a positive impact on the air quality in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).
Delhiites woke up to a much warmer morning on Friday with the temperature rising to 32.8°C, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The city recorded the minimum temperature at 16.5°C, under clear skies with no signs of drizzle.
Residents of the National Capital experienced a warm morning as temperature soared to 33.5°C.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday invoked Stage 1 restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect, following a deterioration in air quality across Delhi-NCR.
Residents of the National Capital woke up to a warmer day as the maximum temperature rose to 32.4 Celsius and the minimum to 15.4 Celsius with no signs of drizzles as the sky remained clear throughout the day.
The National Capital woke up to mild-cold weather on Saturday, accompanied by a gentle breeze, with a minimum temperature of 10°C and an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 191, which falls under the ‘moderate’ category.
