Delhi’s AQI shows slight improvement

The air quality in the national capital Delhi has shown slight improvement but was registered in the poor category with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 274 as of 7 this morning.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, some areas of the city have breached the 300 AQI levels. The AQI at Delhi’s Shadipur station



was recorded at 342, Mundka at 325, Wazirpur at 300, R K Puram at 303, and Anand Vihar at 293.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that Delhi and the surrounding NCR are likely to experience smog and shallow fog during the night and morning hours over the next two days.