Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category on Saturday
Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" category on Saturday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 346.
New Delhi: Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" category on Saturday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 346.
Government agencies said the air quality will deteriorate further in the evening and on Sunday.
The AQI was recorded at 366 on Friday while it was 302 the previous day.
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".
Ten monitoring stations in Delhi entered the "severe" zone on Friday, according to the AQI-monitoring mobile application SAMEER, developed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).