New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital remained 'very poor' for the fourth straight day as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of the city was recorded at 360 on Tuesday evening, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).


Mumbai, although in a better state, faces concerns with an AQI of 148, placing it in the ‘moderate’ category as per the SAFAR.




The AQI at Dhirpur with PM 2.5 was at 404, under a 'severe' category. However, in Pusa, the AQI recorded PM 2.5 at 293 'poor' category.


At Lodhi Road, the Air Quality Index with PM 2.5 concentration was at 306 under the 'very poor' category and the PM 10 stood at 201 also under the 'poor' category.






On Monday, Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 347, worsening from 325 on Sunday. On Saturday it was 304 and 261 (poor) on Friday, the data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed.


According to the forecast from the SAFAR, the air quality of the city will deteriorate further under the 'very poor' category with PM 2.5 reaching 333 and the PM 10 concentration at 288 under 'poor' category on Wednesday, reported IANS.


An AQI between 0-50 is considered "good", 51-100 "satisfactory", 101-200 "moderate", 201-300 "poor", 301-400 "very poor" and 401-500 "severe". An AQI above 500 falls in the "severe plus" category.


Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in the national Capital on Tuesday settled at 17.3 degrees Celsius, one notch above the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).


However, the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 33 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.


Earlier on Monday, the maximum temperature had reached 33.5 degree Celsius, three notches above the normal. The humidity levels oscillated between 37 per cent and 97 per cent on Monday.