Delhi Air Quality Improves Marginally, A Day After Light Rain
NDTV
The Air Quality Index (AQI) today in Anand Vihar, RK Puram, Punjabi Bagh, and ITO was recorded at 282, 220, 236, and 263, respectively.
Air quality across Delhi remains in the "poor" category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a day after rain in the national capital and surrounding areas washed away the toxic haze, bringing some relief to residents and improving air quality marginally.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) today in Anand Vihar, RK Puram, Punjabi Bagh, and ITO was recorded at 282, 220, 236, and 263, respectively.
Delhi was gasping for air after a week of suffocating pollution, with levels of harmful particles up to 100 times the World Health Organization's safe limit. The city was the world's most polluted last Thursday.