Delhi air pollution: AQI back to ‘severe’ as cold wave continues to grip national capital | Updates
Hindustan TimesDelhi AQI today: After improving to ‘very poor’ category, the air quality index in Delhi has once again slipped to ‘severe’, with the AQI of 427 at 7am on Sunday. Delhi's AQI has been consistently deteriorating since last Sunday due to a drop in windspeed, making it the worst since December 2021. Delhi's AQI on Sunday morning: Anand Vihar: 427 Ashok Vihar: 430 Bawana: 432 Burari Crossing: 410 Dwarka Sector 8: 429 IGI Airport : 372 ITO: 384 Jahangirpuri: 441 Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium: 382 Mundka: 428 Nehru Nagar: 430 Okhla Phase 2: 390 Patparganj: 402 RK Puram: 408 Vivek Vihar: 419 Wazirpur: 434 According to CPCB, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered "good," 51-100 "satisfactory," 101-200 "moderate," 201-300 "poor," 301-400 "very poor," 401-450 "severe," and above 450 “severe plus.” Notably, for AQI value between 401 and 450, Delhi will have restrictions under Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan. The weather department for Monday, December 23, has predicted light rain or drizzle for Delhi, with the minimum temperature likely to settle at 7 degrees and maximum at 22 degrees Celsius.