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Delhi records AQI of 288 in ‘poor’ category

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Delhi: The air quality in the national capital recorded in the ‘poor’ category with an AQI reading of 288, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

As per the CPCB, an AQI between zero 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’.

According to the Decision Support System for Delhi’s air-quality management, vehicular emissions contributed 16.9 per cent to local pollution on Wednesday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast mainly clear sky on Thursday and shallow fog to moderate fog on Friday and Saturday. On the weather front, the minimum temperature settled at 8.6 degrees Celsius, 1.0 notch below the season’s average, and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 24 degrees Celsius.

Also Read: Delhi’s homeless face long nights of toxic air as winter pollution worsens

The relative humidity was 91 per cent at 8.30 AM, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

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