There was no respite from the poisonous air in the national capital on Friday and the air quality was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category.
According to the data at 9 am, Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) stood at 323. 30 monitoring stations across Delhi recorded ‘very poor’ level air, with Bawana recording the highest AQI of 373.
There were fluctuations in AQI during the week. The air quality index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded at 279 on Sunday, which increased to 304 on Monday. On Tuesday, it further increased to 372, moving towards the ‘severe’ category. It reached 342 on Wednesday. On Thursday it again reached 304 and became ‘very bad’.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an air quality index 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’. Goes.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cold wave forecast for Friday. Delhi’s minimum temperature was recorded at 5.6 degrees Celsius, which is 3.9 degrees below normal. Relative humidity was also 100 percent. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 22 degrees Celsius during the day.
