Delhi Air Quality Remains Poor; Yellow Alert For Rain In Maharashtra

Delhi's air quality remained in poor category while neighboring NCR cities also have poor to moderate air quality.

An anti-smog gun installed to curb air pollution in Delhi.

Source : PTI

Delhi continued to record poor air quality in the city on Monday with an Air Quality Index of 221 as of 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. 

The air quality was "poor" in adjacent cities of NCR including Ghaziabad (265), Noida (243), and Greater Noida (228) while Gurugram (169) and Faridabad (177) had "moderate" air quality.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.

On Monday, the national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 18.6 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season's average, the weather department said. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 35 degrees Celsius. 

The city's air quality worsened on Sunday as effigies of demon king Ravana, his brother Kumbhkarna and son Meghnad laden with firecrackers went up in flames at open grounds during Dussehra celebrations on Saturday. 

In a statement, the Commission for Air Quality (CAQM) Sub-Committee reviewed the current air quality and weather forecasts from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Indian Institute Meteorology (IITM), reported PTI. 

Yellow Alert In Maharashtra, Thunderstorm Expected In Mumbai 

Mumbai is expected to have a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of rain/thundershower towards evening/night on Monday, as per the weather department. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 34 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature is predicted to come down to 26 degrees Celsius, according to IMD.  

On Sunday, parts of the city received moderate rainfall linked to the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon.

In other parts of Maharashtra, a yellow alert has been issued for Monday in Palghar, Thane, Dhule and Nashik districts stating a possibility of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning followed by light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds at isolated places. 

The rest of the state is likely to receive light rain, as per the forecast.