Delhi woke up to dense fog and slightly improved air quality on Monday morning, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) falling into the ‘moderate’ category.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported visibility as low as 100 metres at both Palam and Safdarjung in the early hours.
The city’s average AQI stood at 188, with air quality classified as ‘moderate’ at 21 monitoring stations and ‘poor’ at 16 others.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Sameer app, AQI data from three stations was temporarily unavailable. Lodhi Road recorded the lowest AQI among monitored stations at 116.
The CPCB categorizes air quality as follows: 0–50 ‘good’, 51–100 ‘satisfactory’, 101–200 ‘moderate’, 201–300 ‘poor’, 301–400 ‘very poor’, and 401–500 ‘severe’.
Delhi’s air quality is likely to settle in the ‘poor’ category for the next two days. The outlook for the subsequent six days also states that the air quality is likely to be in the ‘poor’ band, according to the Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS).
The IMD said Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 10.4°C, slightly above normal, while Palam saw a marginally higher minimum of 10.7°C. Other parts of the city, including Lodhi Road and Ridge, reported minimum temperatures between 11 and 11.4°C.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to range between 17°C and 10°C, respectively.
Source: Shafaqna India
