Delhi air pollution dips to 'very poor'
Air quality in the national capital dipped to ‘very poor’ level on Tuesday due to haze. The minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 10.7 degree Celsius, a notch above average. The city continued to breathe 'very poor' air with the AQI (Air Quality Index) being at 358. The major air pollutants were PM 2.5 and PM 10, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said.
"The sky will remain partly cloudy, but there is no chance of any rainfall," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said, adding there was shallow fog at day break.
The maximum temperature was likely to hover around 28 degrees Celsius and the humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 93 per cent.
Maximum temperature on Wednesday settled at 26.8 degrees, a notch above season's average.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 10.5 degree Celsius, a notch below the season's average.
