The national capital’s air quality saw a slight improvement on Tuesday morning but the AQI remained in the ‘very poor’ category. Visibility reduced due to fog in Delhi and the morning temperature was recorded at 8.3 degrees Celsius.
Schools in the capital Delhi and surrounding areas have been ordered to run in hybrid mode. Besides, construction has been banned by implementing Group 4 restrictions.
Last week the air quality in North India became very poor. On Monday (December 15), Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was above 400, i.e. in the severe category, for the third consecutive day. Earlier on Sunday it was 461, which has been kept in the serious plus category.
Air quality remained in the very poor to severe zone across large parts of the country, with NCR being the most affected area. According to the data received from CPCB at 4 pm on Monday, December 15, AQI 447 was recorded in Greater Noida, AQI 444 in Ghaziabad, AQI 437 in Noida and AQI 427 in Delhi, which topped the list of cities with the highest AQI. From this, it can be estimated how dangerous the breathing conditions are in NCR.
