Delhi wakes up to 'poor' air quality, IMD forecasts cloudy skies

Delhi woke up to mediocre aerial prime connected Tuesday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded astatine 319 astatine 6 a.m., according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The metropolis remains engulfed successful a toxic haze, worsened by shifting regulations nether the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), leaving residents confused arsenic authorities alternate betwixt withdrawal, imposition, and reimposition of Stages I, II, III, and IV.

As of 6 americium today, the AQI levels reported by CPCB successful assorted parts of the metropolis were: Okhla Phase 2 (320), Alipur (300), Rohini (332), ITO (318), Ashok Vihar (322), Shadipur (257), Mundka (343), Wazirpur (338), Jahangirpuri (318), Narela (305), R.K. Puram (314), Pusa DPCC (316).

Anand Vihar recorded the highest AQI astatine 345, portion DTU had the lowest astatine 233.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts cloudy skies implicit Delhi connected January 22 and 23, with a 2 degrees Celcius emergence successful minimum somesthesia recorded implicit the past 24 hours. 

A bladed furniture of fog was besides observed successful parts of Delhi-NCR, adding to the challenges posed by the ongoing acold wave.

Earlier connected Friday the Centre's aerial prime sheet revoked restrictions nether Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) successful Delhi and neighbouring areas arsenic aerial prime improved successful the city.

The determination comes a time aft the Commission for Air Quality Management rolled backmost GRAP 4 pursuing a dip successful aerial contamination levels successful Delhi-NCR.

The CAQM said successful a connection that its sub-committee connected GRAP conducted its gathering connected Friday and reviewed the aerial prime script successful the portion arsenic good arsenic the IMD/IITM forecasts.

“As per the Air Quality & Weather forecast provided by IMD/ IITM, determination is simply a likelihood of the AQI of Delhi to stay successful the little extremity of 'Very Poor' class successful the coming days owing to favourable meteorological conditions and beardown upwind speeds,” the CAQM said successful the statement.

Authorities impulse citizens to bounds outdoor activities and follow contamination power measures wherever possible.