Delhi's Air Quality Dips: AQI Soars To 209 Under Poor Category

New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi was recorded under the 'poor' category at 210 on Sunday morning as the India Meteorological Department predicted clear skies for the remaining day in the national capital. 

The city experienced a minimum temperature of 18.6 degrees Celsius, with the weather department forecasting a partly cloudy sky. 

Delhi Air Quality Turns Poor

At 9:05 AM, the humidity level was recorded at 76 percent. The weather department predicts that the maximum temperature for the day will reach 34 degrees Celsius.

Air Quality Index and Its Parameters 

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe. 

Meanwhile, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai held a meeting earlier this week about curbing dust pollution in the city. 

"Delhi government is working on a multifold winter action plan. Anti-dust campaign began in Delhi on October 7. On October 7, we went for an inspection and saw that many agencies were not following the rules. They were penalized. There are 120 construction sites in Delhi. Representatives of all of them were called in for a meeting today. They have been given training," Rai was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Artificial Rains In Delhi? 

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai also wrote a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday, requesting an urgent meeting to discuss the implementation of artificial rain during periods of severe pollution in the capital. 

With Diwali approaching, Rai highlighted the likelihood of hazardous air quality in early November and noted that there has already been a delay of about a month in cloud seeding efforts in Delhi.