8/5/2023 0 Comments Corona weather in august 2016Owing to the scattered rainfall, the temperatures have dropped by 1 to 2☌ below normal in Delhi. Patparganj was the cleanest locality with an AQI of mere 29. Out of the 31 monitoring stations across Delhi, 14 witnessed 'satisfactory' AQI levels of 51-100, whereas 17 saw 'good' AQI levels of below 50. ![]() On Tuesday, Sirifort, Mathura Road, Anand Vihar and ITO were the most polluted localities in Delhi with an AQI of more than 75. Even back in March this year, Delhi's AQI dropped to the 'good' category for a day on March 28 as the country went into a strict lockdown in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Moreover, reduced industrial activity, traffic movement and other polluting activities due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are likely to have contributed to the reduced pollution load across Delhi. As the southwesterly monsoon winds continue to bring moisture-laden clouds over northwest India, isolated heavy rains and thunderstorms are forecast across Delhi from Tuesday to Friday. The AQI is likely to remain 'satisfactory' over the capital at least till Friday. Even on Tuesday, the air quality remained in 'satisfactory' with AQI of 53. ![]() ![]() Only in 20 Delhi witnessed a mere two days of 'good' air quality.ĭelhi's air quality has remained in 'good' to 'satisfactory' levels over the past three days thanks to scattered rains. In 2015, when CPCB started monitoring AQI in more than 30 locations across Delhi, the national capital witnessed no 'good' air quality days. Moreover, in just eight months of 2020, Delhi has already witnessed five 'good' air quality days-a never-before-seen feat.Īs per the CPCB records, compiled by The Times of India, this is the first time since 2015 that Delhi has witnessed so many 'good' air quality days in a year. Five years since the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) started measuring the citywide Air Quality Index (AQI), Delhi has recorded the lowest AQI on record at 41 on Monday.
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