Delhi air quality continues to remain in 'moderate' category; AQI stands at 129

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Delhi's air quality showed a slight improvement and was recorded in the ‘moderate’, days after it had plunged into the 'poor' zone. The maximum temperature was recorded at 36.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, the weather department said, adding that the minimum settled at 23.1 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal.

According to the AQI scale, the air quality check between 0 and 50 are considered “good", 51 and 100 are “satisfactory", 101 and 200 are “moderate", 201 and 300 are “poor", 301 and 400 are “very poor", and 401 and 450 are “severe" and “severe+" when AQI exceeds 450. Speaking of the predictions for today, the weather department predicted partly cloudy skies and said the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle at 36 degrees Celsius and 24 degrees Celsius respectively.

During a press conference, AAP Chief Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar spoke about the situation of pollution in the national capital. She said, “It is the political will of CM Arvind Kejriwal and the consistent efforts of people of Delhi in the war against pollution that in the Economic Survey 2021-22 report, which was tabled in the Parliament recently, it was stated that between 2016 and 2021, PM2.5 concentration (in Delhi) was reduced by 22 percent, whereas PM10 concentration reduced by 27 per cent." “In 2022, the air quality in Delhi improved further by 8%.

In 2023, this improvement has reached 31%. According to a report, in the last 8 years, excluding the COVID period, the air quality in Delhi has been the best last year…" she added.