Delhi AQI reaches 312, enters very poor category on Monday

Delhi’s AQI entered the ‘very poor’ category on Monday morning, rising from 310 at 8 am to 312 at 9 am.

The Central Pollution Control Board classifies AQI readings from 301 to 400 as ‘very poor’. Readings from 201 to 300 fall in the ‘poor’ category.

Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 16.4°C, 1.1°C above normal. Minimum temperatures were 16.4°C at Palam, 16.8°C at Lodhi Road, 17.2°C at the Ridge and 16.7°C at Ayanagar. None of the five stations recorded rain in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am.

The Commission for Air Quality Management may invoke GRAP Stage 2 when air quality is in the ‘very poor’ range, using air-quality and meteorological forecasts to make the decision.