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).
Cold morning and evening winds are further intensifying the winter chill. Rain is not expected at present, and the weather is likely to remain foggy.
During the meeting, Sirsa directed on-ground teams to ensure pothole repairs, paving of roads, water sprinkling to mitigate dust, proper disposal of industrial waste, prevention of open burning of waste and biomass.
Delhi's air quality witnessed deterioration on Thursday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 271 at 8 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Tuesday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 309 at 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s 4 pm daily bulletin, the 24-hour average AQI for Delhi stood at 309, improving by nearly 60 points from Sunday’s average of 366, both in the ‘very poor’ category.
