Delhi’s air quality continued to remain in the ‘poor’ category during the morning hours on Tuesday, with the city’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 293, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s Sameer app.
Station-wise data revealed that Chandni Chowk recorded the worst air quality, with an AQI of 352, placing it in the ‘very poor’ category. Of the monitoring stations across the city, 20 recorded ‘very poor’ air quality, 15 fell under the ‘poor’ category, while two stations reported ‘moderate’ air quality.
As per CPCB standards, an AQI of 0–50 is classified as ‘good’, 51–100 as ‘satisfactory’, 101–200 ‘moderate’, 201–300 ‘poor’, 301–400 ‘very poor’ and 401–500 ‘severe’. On Monday, Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI stood at 244, also in the ‘poor’ category.
The Air Quality Early Warning System has forecast that the city’s air quality is likely to remain in the poor to very poor range over the next six days.
On the weather front, shallow fog was observed in parts of the national capital during the morning hours. The minimum temperature was recorded at 7.6 degrees Celsius, which is 0.7 degrees above the seasonal average. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 18 degrees Celsius.
The India Meteorological Department reported relative humidity levels of up to 100 per cent in some parts of the city during the morning. Station-wise data showed that Safdarjung, Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar recorded a minimum temperature of 7.6 degrees Celsius, while Palam registered a slightly lower minimum of 6.5 degrees Celsius.
