Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday, with the overall AQI recorded at 305, showing a slight improvement from the previous day as the city continued to experience cold temperatures.
Mundka recorded the highest AQI at 365, according to 7 am data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Out of Delhi’s 39 monitoring stations, 26 reported air quality in the very poor range, while 13 stations recorded poor levels. Areas with very poor air included RK Puram (326), Punjabi Bagh (320), Chandni Chowk (308), Rohini (341), Vivek Vihar (304), Bawana (352), Sirifort (318), Wazirpur (337), Anand Vihar (327), Ashok Vihar (325), and Sonia Vihar (320). Locations reporting poor air quality included Alipur (282), NSIT Dwarka (239), Mandir Marg (212), IGI Airport (227), and Aya Nagar (263).
CPCB classifies air quality with AQI 0-50 as good, 51-100 satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor, and 401-500 severe. Delhi’s AQI has fluctuated over the past week: 279 on Sunday last week, 304 on Monday, 372 on Tuesday, 342 on Wednesday, 304 on Thursday, and 327 on Friday.
According to the Decision Support System for Delhi’s air quality, transport was the largest local contributor at 14.8%, followed by industrial emissions from Delhi and nearby areas at 7.3%, residential sources at 3.6%, and construction at 2%. Among neighbouring NCR districts, Jhajjar contributed 13.9% and Rohtak 5.2%.
Weather Update: The India Meteorological Department forecast a minimum of 9°C and a maximum of 24°C on Sunday, with partly cloudy skies and shallow morning fog. On Saturday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 24.6°C, 0.7°C below normal, and a minimum of 6.8°C, 2.7°C below normal, with evening humidity at 56% and morning humidity reaching 95%.
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