The air quality in Delhi is still bad, but in the coming days, light rain will help. Residents of Delhi woke up to thick smog covering the city, and the city’s air quality remained in the severe category on Saturday.
Based on data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the majority of the national capital’s areas had an air quality index (AQI) of 400 or higher.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued a seven-day forecast that indicates the city will see partly cloudy skies, very light rain, and thundershowers on Monday. The sky will be mostly cloudy for the duration of this week.
An AQI of zero to fifty is good, 51 to one hundred satisfactory, 101 to two hundred moderate, 201 to 300 poor, 301 to 400 very poor, 401 to 450 severe, and above 450 severe-plus.
According to CPCB data updated at 6 am, the AQI in Anand Vihar was recorded at 458, 462 in Wazirpur, 431 in RK Puram, 427 in Burari Crossing, and 438 in Dwarka Sector-8.
The 24-hour average AQI for the nation’s capital was 415 on Friday at 4 p.m., compared to 390 on Thursday, 394 on Wednesday, 365 on Tuesday, 348 on Monday, and 301 on Sunday.
At the Delhi Secretariat on Friday, Environment Minister Gopal Rai of Delhi met for review with representatives of the Environment Department and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).
Rai gave the relevant departments and agencies strict instructions to enforce the ban on vehicles that emit pollutants and to monitor the rising number of biomass burning incidents.
According to recent data, the national capital’s air pollution is mostly caused by vehicle emissions, making up about 25–30% of the total.
While the amount of stubble burning has decreased, Rai informed the reporters that 21% of the air pollution in Delhi and its environs was caused by biomass burning at various locations.
