New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) The air quality in the city remained in the very poor category on Thursday morning, while Anand Vihar was in the severe zone.
Delhi’s air quality has deteriorated post Diwali with slow wind speed making matters worse.
According to the SAMEER app, Anand Vihar recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 428, the highest among all monitoring stations.
Most other stations across the city recorded air quality in the very poor range, leaving only six stations in the poor category out of 48.
The AQI at 9 am stood at 326, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) hourly bulletin.
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”.
The minimum temperature settled at 18.1 degrees Celsius, 3.7 degrees below normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 32 degrees Celsius, with the weather department forecasting mist in the morning hours and mainly clear sky later. PTI BM NSM DV DV
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