New Delhi: Delhi on Saturday morning was engulfed by a layer of smog as the air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category. The Air Quality Index (AQI) at 7 AM in Delhi-NCR was recorded at 314. The temperature recorded at 5:30 AM today stood at 13 degrees Celsius, according to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune. Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 8.5 degrees Celsius which is one notch below the season’s average, as reported by news agency PTI.
The pollution situation for the national capital is not likely to improve much till Monday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted no rainfall in the region till then. Delhi’s skyline till Monday is forecast to be mostly clear, with shallow to moderate fog.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the AQI on Friday stood at 349 at 7 am, reported CNBC TV18. The air quality index in the city on Thursday was recorded at 276, as per SAFAR. It improved from an AQI of 286 on Wednesday and 297 on Tuesday, according to news agency PTI.
The air quality index started to improve from Tuesday and went on till Thursday, but, again the national capital witnessed a sudden spike on Friday.
