Delhi’s air quality moves from ‘moderate’ category to ‘satisfactory’ due to rain in the national capital
Delhi’s air quality on Sunday moved from the ‘moderate’ category to ‘satisfactory’, with the air quality index (AQI) at 90, as the capital city and its adjoining areas received heavy rain and thundershowers for two consecutive days. Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India.
Heavy to very heavy rain will continue at a few places with light to moderate intensity in and around Delhi and NCR (Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Bahadurgarh, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida). Meteorological Department (IMD).
“Light intensity rain/ drizzle at isolated places and adjoining areas of North Delhi, South-East Delhi, New Delhi, Lodi Road, East-Delhi, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Gohana, Ganaur, Sonepat Moderate to moderate rain, tweeted the Regional Weather Forecasting Center (RWFC), New Delhi.
Meanwhile, Noida’s air quality remains in the ‘moderate’ category with an AQI at 119.
However, Gurugram’s air quality improved to the ‘satisfactory’ category with an AQI at 81.
According to government agencies, AQI between zero and 50 is ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘serious’.
(with ANI inputs)
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