New Delhi(NVI): The air quality in national capital today remained in the “very poor” category for the second consecutive day.
According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR),the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 347 which falls in the “very poor” category.
The worst affected areas are Dhirpur, Delhi University, Chandni Chowk, Pusa, Lodhi Road, Mathura Road, IGI Terminal 3 and the neighbouring Noida.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that cold to severe cold conditions will prevail over the entire north India for the next few days.
The weatherman said that in Delhi, the minimum temperature will be around 8.3 degree Celsius today. The maximum temperature recorded yesterday was 14.6 degree Celsius.
“Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi will remain under the ambit of the cold wave,” the IMD stated in its All India Weather Warning Bulletin.
