Air quality in Delhi remains ‘poor’ but marginal improvement can be seen: Experts

The air
quality in Delhi improved marginally on Monday but remained in the
“poor” category for the second consecutive day. At 9 am on Monday,
the air quality index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 207 against an AQI
of 254 at the same time on Sunday.

However,
there was a respite on late Sunday evening as the AQI dropped to 198, which
falls under “moderate” category.

Gurgaon on
Monday recorded an AQI of 138 (moderate), while Ghaziabad 231, Noida 212 and
Greater Noida 204 .

An AQI
between 201 and 300 is considered “poor”, 301-400 “very
poor” and 401-500 “severe”.

Experts said
strong winds due to western disturbance has helped scatter pollutants in
Delhi-NCR and other parts of north India.