Delhi records 7.6 degrees, AQI ‘poor’ at several stations
Until last week, the minimum temperature was hovering around 12 degrees, and the maximum temperature was recorded at around 25 to 27 degrees.
Until last week, the minimum temperature was hovering around 12 degrees, and the maximum temperature was recorded at around 25 to 27 degrees.
The IMD forecast "dense fog" during the early hours of Thursday with the minimum and the maximum temperatures hovering between 7 and 19 degrees Celsius respectively.
As per the CAQM, at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m on Sunday the average AQI for Delhi stood at 458 and 457 respectively.
No place is in 'severe' zone in the national capital. The air quality across NCR cities like Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Bahadurgarh continues to be in 'poor' category, according to the CPCB.
The saving grace is that no area across the city recorded an AQI falling under the 'severe' zone,
Additional enforcement teams may be deployed at all the entry points to peripheral ways to ensure the implementation of the aforesaid directions, added Rai.
After the drop in air pollution levels, the average Air Quality Index (AQI) level remained at 220 on Saturday, which falls under the ‘poor’ category.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) on Friday measured 279 which fall under 'poor' category.
Other than holidays, all previously scheduled tests and interviews will go as planned
The Minister said that AAP leaders should also provide an answer as to why the pollution level in Delhi is higher than in Haryana.
