Delhi’s air quality slips to ‘poor’ category, minimum temperature at 15.8°C

NEW DELHI,OCTO 21 : The air quality in Delhi deteriorated and slipped into the ‘poor’ category on Saturday. The air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 224, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Meanwhile, the minimum temperature settled at 15.8 degrees Celsius, two days after the city recorded the season’s lowest minimum temperature.

Visuals from Anand Vihar as the AQI dipped to the ‘poor’ category in the area.

Delhi on Thursday had recorded the season’s lowest minimum temperature at 15.9 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

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Meanwhile, in a joint meeting of states with the Centre on Friday, the Delhi government urged the Union environment ministry to impose a complete ban on firecracker burning and the movement of diesel buses across the National Capital Region (NCR).

According to a report by independent environmental think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), 31 per cent of Delhi’s pollution originates from sources within the national capital, while 69 per cent stems from sources in NCR states.

Earlier this month, a study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) revealed the top 10 most-polluted cities, with Delhi being the most polluted city in India.

Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida and Meerut in NCR took the top five spots on the list, followed by Patna and Muzaffarpur in Bihar.

According to the AQI scale, the air quality check between 0 and 50 are considered “good”, 51 and 100 are “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 are “moderate”, 201 and 300 are “poor”, 301 and 400 are “very poor”, and 401 and 450 are “severe” and “severe” when AQI exceeds 450.

-PTI