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Air quality poor in Delhi

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The air quality in the national capital Delhi remained poor on Tuesday morning, with an AQI reading of 268.

While the air quality was ‘poor’ at 20 stations, it was ‘very poor’ at 11 stations.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Sameer app, Air Quality Index (AQI) data for three stations was not available immediately.

Mundka, which recorded an AQI of 357, recorded the worst air quality among all the stations.

According to the CPCB, 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’.

Delhi’s air quality is likely to settle in the ‘very poor’ category for the next three days. The outlook for the subsequent six days also states that the air quality is likely to be in the ‘poor’ to ‘moderate’ band, according to the Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS)

The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to range between 24 and 26 degrees Celsius and 11 and 13 degrees Celsius, respectively.

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