Delhi Pollution: The air quality in the national capital continues to reel under ‘very poor’ air quality. The AQI on Thursday at 7 am was recorded at 302. This has brought relief to residents as IMD trend had predicted further decline in AQI in coming days. Delhi continues to be gripped by cold wave with a thick layer of fog shrouding the capital. Plummeting temperatures and biting winds are further adding to the inclement weather.
AQI Across Delhi
Wazirpur (371), Vivek Vihar (369), Jahangirpuri (370), Patparganj (327), Rohini (347), R K Puram (307), Mandir Marg (301), Ashok Vihar (338), Bawana (347), Dwarka-Sector 8 (295).
Delhi Braces For Cold Wave
The coming days in Delhi will witness significant change in weather with the minimum temperature dropping to 6 degrees Celsius. Rain accompanied by a thunderstorm has been predicted for Delhi on 11 January, followed by light rain on 12 January.
These meteorological conditions are expected to bring improvement in the deteriorating air quality.
For today, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued yellow alert for dense fog. The maximum and minimum temperatures will remain 21 and 5 degrees Celsius respectively.
Will AQI Improve In Coming Days?
While revoking GRAP 3 measures, CAQM had said, “Owing to the favourable meteorological conditions and better wind speed, the AQI of Delhi has been continuously improving and has been recorded as 339 at 4:00 PM and 335 at 5:00 PM and the trend/ forecast indicates the AQI levels to further go down. As per the Air Quality and Weather, forecast provided by IMD/ IITM, there is a further likelihood of AQI of Delhi to remain in ‘Poor’ category in the coming days owing to favourable meteorological conditions.”
Talking about the anti-pollution measures in the national capital, GRAP I and II continues to remain in effect, While GRAP 3 measures have been revoked by the CAQM on Sunday (January 5). With the revocation of GRAP 3, CAQM has intensified actions under Stage-I & II of the revised Graded Response Action Plan in NCR and adjoining areas.
