New Delhi(NVI): The overall air quality in national capital today has improved significantly from “very poor” to “moderate” category.
According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR),the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 132 which falls in the “moderate” category.
The AQI in the Delhi University was in the “moderate” with the PM2.5 of 169, followed by Dhirpur, PUSA, Lodhi Road and Mathura Road with the recorded PM 2.5 count of 183, 125, 104 and 136 respectively which also falls in the “moderate” category.
While, the AQI in Chandini Chowk was recorded in the “poor” category with PM2.5 of 260.
The neighbouring Noida recorded a PM2.5 of 196 which also falls in the “moderate” category, SAFAR added.
An AQI between 0-50 is considered “good”, 51-100 “satisfactory”, 101-200 “moderate”, 201-300 “poor”, 301-400 “very poor” and 401-500 “severe”. An AQI above 500 falls in the “severe plus” category.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature was recorded at 12 degrees Celsius, two notches below the normal, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
