Delhi’s Air Quality Touches ‘Very Poor’ Level Again Even as Temperature Dips, May Get Worse

New Delhi, November 21: The air quality in the national capital reached 'very poor' level again on Monday. The Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) National Air Quality Index had Delhi in the "ver

Published: November 21, 2017 9:32 AM IST

By India.com News Desk

Delhi's Air Quality Touches 'Very Poor' Level Again Even as Temperature Dips, May Get Worse

New Delhi, November 21: The air quality in the national capital reached ‘very poor’ level again on Monday. The Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) National Air Quality Index had Delhi in the “very poor” zone with a score of 326.

On Sunday, it was 292 and 298 on Saturday, both days in “poor” levels, Hindustan Times reported. “This rise in pollution on Monday is because of slow wind speed and local emission. From Friday to Sunday, apart from the rain in Delhi and its surrounding areas, north and south winds were helping the air quality,” CPCB air laboratory chief Dipankar Saha said. Also read: Dust From Gulf Largely Responsible For Delhi Smog, Stubble-burning Contributes 25 Per Cent: Report

Monday was the coldest day of the season till now. The maximum temperature was 24.4 degrees and the minimum stood at 9.4 degrees, a Met official said. Also read: Delhi Air Pollution: SC Seeks Responses From Centre, State Governments

Forecasts say that the city’s air quality will remain in the “very poor” category and it might get worse in the next couple of days. However, it is not expected to reach “severe” levels again.

“The impact of the weekend rain is slowly diminishing. Temperature levels have dropped and moisture has marginally increased. Surface winds have become slower. The current air quality is a play of those meteorological conditions and emissions from internal sources,” System of Air Quality And Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) project director Gufran Beig said.

Tuesday is expected to be a pleasant day with a clear sky.

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