The air quality in Delhi showed a slight improvement on Tuesday morning after light rainfall in various parts of the Delhi-National Capital Region the previous day. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR-India), the air quality in Delhi shifted from the “severe” category to “very poor,” with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 354, down from 400 at 9 am on Monday.
The rainfall brought relief to citizens who have been breathing high levels of air pollution over the past two weeks. An AQI of 374 (very poor) was recorded at Anand Vihar, while Ashok Vihar recorded a severe air quality with an AQI of 402. ITO recorded an AQI of 436 (very severe), Dwarka Sector 8 recorded 376 (very poor), and IGI airport (T3) logged an AQI of 351 (very poor), according to official data recorded at 7:00 am on Tuesday.
Residents expressed their relief at the weather change. Vipin Kumar, a resident of Lodhi Road, said, “Morning walk would feel good today. The weather is good today. Rainfall has cleared the weather a lot…” Another local, Uday Pratap Singh, added, “There is some relief from toxic air after rainfall. There was a lot of pollution earlier but with the rain, it is better now. It feels good…”
The recent increase in AQI levels followed the lifting of several restrictions by the Centre, allowing construction activities and the entry of polluting trucks into Delhi. However, restrictions under stages 1 to 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) still remain in place. This news article has been published from a syndicated feed without any editing by NDTV staff.
