New Delhi: The air quality of the national capital is in the ‘very poor’ category on Saturday but is expected to increase significantly from Sunday because the wind is relatively strong.
The Delhi air quality index (AQI) at 9am on Saturday was 377.
It was a little better on Friday when AQI 370, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
Track the level of pollution in your city, the city records a minimum temperature of 14.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season, the Indian Meteorology department (IMD) said.
Aqi in neighboring Ghaziabad (342), Gurugram (340) and Noida (363) also in the ‘very poor’ category.
Aqi between zeros and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfying’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
According to the authorities concerned, air quality tends to increase “significantly” from Sunday because the wind is relatively strong.
To fight pollution, the Delhi government on Wednesday issued 10 directions, including the ban on the entry of trucks carrying non-essential items in the city and the closure of schools and colleges up to further orders.
The maximum temperature in Delhi is likely to settle at 26 degrees Celsius on Saturday.
The relative humidity recorded at 8:30 a.m.
was 85 percent.
The weather department has estimated the heavens that are generally cloudy for the day with the possibility of very light rain.