Delhi NCR

Air quality in city satisfactory

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The city recorded a minimum temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday, with the air quality in the ‘satisfactory’ category.

According to the India Meteorological Department, 0.3 mm rainfall was recorded in the city in the last 24 hours.

The maximum temperature is expected to settle around 27 degrees Celsius.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 164, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

According to the CPCB classification, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.

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