Delhi air quality deteriorates, slips to 'severe' category
Highlights
- Delhi air quality deteriorates
- Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi stands at 425
- AQI in Noida stands at 570, while the Gurugram's AQI is at 375
The national capital woke up to a cold morning on Friday as the minimum temperature settled at 6.9 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The air quality index (AQI) in national capital was recorded in the 'severe' category for the fourth consecutive day, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi stands at 425. Meanwhile, the air quality of the NCR region like Noida and Gurugram remains in the 'critical' and in 'very poor' category respectively.
The AQI in Noida stands at 570, while the Gurugram's AQI is at 375.
The day is expected to see 'moderate fog', and the maximum temperature may reach up to 24 degrees Celsius, the weather department said. The relative humidity was 94 per cent at 8.30 am.
The city had on Thursday recorded its minimum and maximum temperatures at 5.5 and 23.1 degrees Celsius, respectively.
As per the government agencies, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday informed that more than 34,000 pollution-related complaints have been received through the Green Delhi application so far, out of which, over 32,000 have been resolved.
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