Delhi’s air quality recorded in poor category on Monday
The national capital's air quality was recorded in the poor category on Monday morning
New Delhi: The national capital's air quality was recorded in the poor category on Monday morning, even as pollution levels dipped slightly due to favourable wind speed.
However, the share of stubble burning in the city's pollution is likely to increase, according to the Ministry of Earth Sciences Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi.
The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 232 at 8:45 am on Monday. The 24-hour average AQI was 254 on Sunday. It was 287 on Saturday, 239 on Friday and 315 on Thursday, the worst since February 12 (AQI 320).
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ''good'', 51 and 100 ''satisfactory'', 101 and 200 ''moderate'', 201 and 300 ''poor'', 301 and 400 ''very poor'', and 401 and 500 ''severe''.