AQI In ‘Moderate’ Category, Respite For Residents – What’s Next? News24 –

Due to incessant rain in past three-four days, Delhi’s air quality has improved significantly. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded at 183 which comes under ‘moderate’ category at 7am on Saturday. Strong surface winds, cold wave, rainfall and effect of western disturbance has led to moderate changes in air quality, bringing respite for Delhiites.

The air quality had been reeling under ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ category in first and second half of December. On December 16, the air quality had plummeted to ‘severe’ category, but it dropped back to ‘very poor’ after some days, leading to revocation of GRAP IV measures on December 24.

Notably, the Centre’s air quality monitoring panel on Friday revoked Stage III measures of the revised Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) due to suitable weather conditions like continuous rainfall in Delhi/NCR.