Delhi's air quality improved and settled in 'poor' category on Monday, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed. Earlier on Sunday, the air quality was recorded in the 'very poor' category.
The AQI was recorded in the 'very poor' range, at 346, in the RK Puram area at 8 a.m. on Monday, according to the CPCB while the AQI in Anand Vihar stood at 310, according to CPCB data. According to CPCB, the AQI at ITO was also recorded in the 'Very Poor' range at 328 in the morning.
Pictures from India Gate showed a thick layer of fog in the area, resulting in low visibility. Meanwhile, air quality in certain parts of the city witnessed some improvement, as AQI in the Ashok Vihar area was recorded in the 'poor' category at 298 at 8:00 am, as compared to AQI on Sunday recorded at 327 at 8:00 am.
Similarly, air quality in Narela saw a negligible improvement as the AQI in the area came down from 'very poor' at 331 on Sunday to 'poor' at 300 on Monday at 8:00 a.m.Earlier on Sunday, the overall air quality index in the national capital slipped to the 'very poor' category, the CPCB informed.
Earlier on Sunday, the AQI stood at 314 while the India Meteorological Department recorded the minimum temperature stood at 8.3°C. On Saturday at 6 pm it was recorded as 322. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 88 per cent, the IMD said.
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