According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), today the morning of Delhi residents started with light rain. Today’s minimum temperature has been recorded at 12 degrees Celsius. Not only Delhi, but areas like Noida and Greater Noida also received rain in the morning.
More showers expected in Delhi today
Light to heavy rain, thunderstorms with lightning, gusty gusts, and shallow fog are predicted for this evening or night, according to RWFC Delhi. It is anticipated that the temperature would drop to about 12°C and rise to about 20°C. The Meteorological Department said that there is a possibility of light to moderate rain in the national capital tomorrow, December 28.
Delhi AQI today
The national capital’s overall air quality index (AQI), which is in the “very poor” range, was 369 despite the rain. Some places, such as Anand Vihar at 401, Bawana at 406, Dwarka Sector 8 at 415, Patparganj at 406, and RK Puram at 410, reported AQI in the “severe” category, according to statistics from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Ashok Vihar and other locations got an AQI of 391—again, pushing into the “severe” level. Burari Crossing recorded an AQI of 352, while ITO recorded an AQI of 383, Jahangirpuri at 387, Punjabi Bagh at 386, Rohini at 374, and Wazirpur at 392. A score of zero to fifty is regarded as “good,” 51 to 100 as “satisfactory,” 101 to 200 as “moderate,” 201 to 300 as “poor,” 301 to 400 as “very poor,” and 401 to 500 as “severe.”
Will GRAP Stage IV be imposed again?
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Center’s air quality panel, withdrew Stage IV limits under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) earlier on December 24. The CAQM said the curbs prescribed under stages I, II, and III would remain in force.
The GRAP Stage IV restrictions included banning all building operations, preventing nonessential polluting trucks from entering Delhi, and mandatorily shifting classes, except those for 10 and 12, to hybrid mode. In line with Supreme Court directions, Phase IV measures were initially imposed when AQI levels crossed the 400 mark on December 16.
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