New Delhi, January 05: The air quality in the Delhi-NCR region, which was shrouded in a layer of smog for a long time, has now improved, due to which the people here have breathed a sigh of relief as compared to before. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the capital was recorded at 244 on Monday. The weather is expected to be clear in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday and there is a possibility of light fog in the morning.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the AQI of Delhi has been recorded at 244, while Noida has recorded 260, Greater Noida 236 and Gurugram 240, which indicate the ‘severe’ category.
However, the AQI of two cities of Delhi remains the same. These include Anand Vihar and Chandni Chowk, where the AQI is 321 and 314, respectively, which falls in the “severe” category. Jahangirpuri’s AQI is 291, Siri Fort’s 288, Okhla Phase 2’s 286, RK Puram’s 283, Wazirpur’s 281, Dwarka Sector 8’s 272, Jawaharlal Nehru’s 268, Punjabi Bagh’s 248, and Narela’s AQI is 243, which is considered in the “severe” category.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast mostly clear skies with scattered fog in the morning in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday. The maximum temperature is expected to be between 18-20 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature is expected to be between 6-8 degrees Celsius. A cold wave is expected in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand from January 6-9.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board, an AQI range of 0-50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’ and 401-500 ‘severe’.