The national capital on Friday dawned with moderate fog conditions. This comes after yesterday’s Christmas celebrations, with air quality continuously getting worse and entering the "very poor" category. As per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the overall Air Quality Index of Delhi stood at 305 at 8 am.
Anand Vihar had the poorest air quality in Delhi with an AQI of 390. This is despite an improvement in air quality on Tuesday.
AQI deteriorates following brief relief
This decrease came just a day after Delhi experienced relief from air pollution with an improved AQI that categorised air quality as ‘poor’ on Christmas Day. This came after almost two weeks of ‘very poor and severe’ air quality.
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Of the 39 air quality monitoring stations in Delhi, 24 reported AQI in the “very poor” category, which ranges between 300 and 400.
Affected areas of the city
Some areas showed extremely high levels of pollution. These areas included:
Ashok Vihar- 346
Bawana- 379
Chandni Chowk- 354
DTU- 349
ITO- 330
Jahangirpuri- 390
Narela- 356
Nehru Nagar- 358
Rohini- 353
Vivek Vihar- 376
Wazirpur- 355
Fourteen other stations also reported AQI levels in the ‘poor’ category.
Lodhi Road was the only place that reported a ‘moderate’ AQI of 177 levels, while the data could not be accessed for Pusa.
According to the classification given by the CPCB, the air quality level for AQI values ranging from 0 to 50 is ‘good’, 51 to 100 is ‘satisfactory’, and 101 to 200 is ‘moderate’.
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Restrictions still in place despite the revocation of Stage IV
Even though the Stage IV restrictions have been withdrawn, the restrictions imposed by stages I, II, and III are still operational. Those construction and demolition sites, which were closed down for violation of rules, will not be permitted to reopen without prior sanctioning by the Commission.
Weather forecast for Delhi
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted partly cloudy sky conditions, the possibility of shallow to moderate fog at a few places, mainly during the morning hours. The minimum temperature in the national capital will remain between 6°C and 8°C, while the maximum temperature will be between 21°C and 23 °C.
