New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality continues to be in the ‘poor’ category for the second consecutive day as the AQI in the national capital stood at 291 as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data registered at 7:30 am.
Delhi secured third place today in the list of the top 10 most polluted cities across India. Delhi had been experiencing air quality in ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’ range over the past few weeks. However, an improvement was seen following rain on December 3 which moved Delhi back from ‘severe’ zone to ‘poor’ category now.
The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius and a maximum temperature of 26.4 degrees Celsius according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD predicted mainly clear sky and shallow fog in the morning and similar weather conditions to remain until December 9. IMD has further predicted no rainfall in the National Capital till December 11.
Various locations across Delhi registered air quality in the ‘very poor’ and ‘poor’ category while no location registered the ‘severe’ category today. The worst air quality was registered at Jahangirpuri where AQI stood at 334. Aya Nagar location registered the best air quality across Delhi where AQI stood at 176 which lies in the ‘moderate’ range.
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Various locations across Delhi registered air quality in the ‘very poor’ and ‘poor’ category while no location registered the ‘severe’ category today. The worst air quality was registered at Jahangirpuri where AQI stood at 334. Aya Nagar location registered the best air quality across Delhi where AQI stood at 176 which lies in the ‘moderate’ range.
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