Delhi NCR

Air quality in city poor

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The city recorded a minimum temperature of 7.7 degrees Celsius on Friday morning, with the air quality settling in the poor category.

The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 19 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.

Among other stations, Palam recorded a minimum of 6.7 degrees Celsius, 1.7 notches below normal, Lodhi Road 7.6 degrees Celsius, 0.4 notches below normal, Ridge 9.5 degrees Celsius, 0.5 notches below normal, and Ayanagar 7.6 degrees Celsius, 1.4 notches below the season’s average.

The city’s average AQI stood at 238, classified as ‘poor’, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Air quality across the city remained in the poor to very poor category, with 19 monitoring stations recording ‘poor’ air quality, 12 in the ‘moderate’ category and 8 in the ‘very poor’ category. RK Puram recorded the worst air quality index (AQI) at 316, falling in the ‘very poor’ range.

According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is classified as good, 51 to 100 satisfactory, 101 to 200 moderate, 201 to 300 poor, 301 to 400 very poor, and 401 to 500 severe.

The weather department said light rain accompanied by thunderstorm is likely on three days beginning tomorrow.

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