Chilly winds carrying an acrid smell of pollutants persisted through the day as the city’s air quality deteriorated, with the maximum temperature settling at 23.5°C, 1.8°C below normal.
At 4 pm on Monday, the 24-hour rolling average air quality index (AQI) for Delhi stood at 304, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
On Thursday, the rolling average of the city’s AQI stood at 391, deep in the ‘very poor’ category.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s 4 pm daily bulletin, the 24-hour average AQI for Delhi stood at 322, degrading slightly from Thursday’s reading of 311.
As per CPCB classification, an AQI between 0 and 50 is 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.
People continued to breathe in polluted air across Delhi, as the city's average Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday pegged under the 'very poor' quality, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's average AQI on Thursday was 377 at 4 pm, while several places recorded air quality in the 'severe' zone.
The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 339, classified as ‘very poor,’ with 33 out of 40 monitoring stations recording AQI levels above 300 as of 4 p.m., according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
National capital's average air quality on Monday slipped into the 'very poor' category for the first time in the season, as the residents of the city woke up to a hazy morning with smog also visible at some places.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said that the air quality had improved to 'poor' category from the 'very poor' category With a slight improvement in the AQI.
