Delhi's air quality 'moderate', likely to degrade slightly on Monday

On February 22, the air quality is expected to improve to 'lower end of Moderate' due to relatively high temperature and wind speed

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Delhi | Air quality | air pollution

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An anti-smog gun installed at Delhi Police Headquarters near ITO to control air pollution, in New Delhi on Thursday.
An anti-smog gun installed at Delhi Police Headquarters near ITO to control air pollution, in New Delhi | File photo

Delhi's is in the 'moderate' category with an overall AQI at 149, as per the System of and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR)-India.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that is likely to degrade today slightly due to low wind speed and weak dispersion.

On February 22, the AQI is expected to improve to 'lower end of Moderate' due to relatively high temperature and wind speed causing strong ventilation and from February 23 onwards low wind speeds are likely to degrade air quality to 'poor'.

As per IMD, the maximum temperature hovers around 26 degrees Celsius and minimum at 10 degrees Celsius.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Mon, February 21 2022. 10:03 IST
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