New Delhi, Delhi and NCR on Tuesday witnessed light rains, the India Meteorological Department said. This has significantly impacted the city’s air quality, which slipped into the ‘poor’ category.
The air quality in Delhi marginally improved on Tuesday morning and slipped into the 'poor' category as the overall AQI in Delhi stood at 285, according to the data by the IMD.
As per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) the level of PM 2.5 and PM 10 in Delhi's air stood at 187 and 105, respectively.
According to the data of the Central Pollution Control Board, (CPCB) the neighbouring parts of Delhi, also recorded their air quality in the 'poor” category with Faridabad at 250, Ghaziabad at 215, Gurugram at 283 and Noida sector 1 at 237.
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'.