Delhi has best air quality index after more than 2 months of thunderstorms, heavy rain in Delhi-NCR

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Delhi witnessed best air quality index after more than 2 months as the city received heavy rains.

Highlight

  • Delhi’s air quality improves from ‘poor’ to ‘moderate’ today
  • This was the best air quality in Delhi since October 26, 2021, when it was 139. was recorded
  • The air quality in Delhi on Thursday stood at 258. doing

Delhi’s air quality improved from the ‘poor’ category to ‘moderate’ and the air quality index (AQI) in the capital city and its adjoining areas stood at 132, which witnessed heavy rain and thundershowers on Saturday morning.

This was the best air quality in Delhi since October 26 last year, when it was recorded at 139.

The air quality in Delhi stood at 258 on Thursday.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, “Thunderstorm with moderate to heavy rain in adjoining areas of NCR (Chhapraula, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Ballabgarh) Palwal, Aurangabad (Haryana) Tijara, Alwar (Rajasthan)”. Will be.”

Meanwhile, Noida’s air quality remains in the ‘moderate’ category with an AQI at 110, Gurugram’s air quality is also in the ‘moderate’ category, with an AQI of 156As per government agencies, an AQI between zero and 50 ‘Good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 as ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 as ‘poor’, 301 and 400 as ‘very poor’ and 401 and 500 as ‘severe’.

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