Delhi air quality remains ‘poor’, AQI stands at 225

Delhi’s air quality continued to remain in the ‘poor’ category on Friday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 225 at 9 am, according to official data.As per the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) SAMEER app, air quality at 25 monitoring stations across the national capital was classified as ‘poor’, while 14 stations recorded ‘moderate’ air quality levels.
Under the CPCB’s classification, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.On the weather front, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 9.1 degrees Celsius on Friday morning, slightly lower than Thursday’s minimum of 10.2 degrees Celsius, indicating a marginally chillier start to the day.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature in the national capital is likely to hover around 23 degrees Celsius.
Station-wise data showed variations in minimum temperatures across the city. Palam recorded a minimum temperature of 9.0 degrees Celsius, about 0.8 degrees Celsius below normal. Lodhi Road registered a minimum of 8.2 degrees Celsius, marginally 0.2 degrees Celsius above normal. The Ridge station reported a minimum temperature of 10.3 degrees Celsius, which was 1.8 degrees Celsius below normal, while Ayanagar recorded 8.6 degrees Celsius, nearly 1.9 degrees Celsius below normal.The IMD has forecast shallow fog conditions to prevail over Delhi during the morning hours on Friday and Saturday, which may impact visibility in some areas.