The national capital's air quality was recorded in the poor category on Wednesday morning, even as pollution levels dipped slightly.
New Delhi: The national capital's air quality was recorded in the poor category on Wednesday morning, even as pollution levels dipped slightly.
Delhi's air quality The air quality is likely to improve to the moderate category by Thursday, as per the officials.
The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 274 at 10:30 am. The 24-hour average AQI was 300 on Tuesday.
Delhi's air qualityThe AQI had hit very poor levels on Tuesday morning and stood at 306 at 11 am, which was the worst since February. Thereafter, the pollution levels dipped slightly due to an improvement in the ventilation index.
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'.
