Delhi air good again, more rain likely today

Delhi | Saturday | 22nd September, 2018

Summary:

Delhi’s air quality has largely been hovering between ‘satisfactory’ and ‘moderate’ (between 101 to 200) over the last week. NEW DELHI: Strong showers lashed the capital in the early hours of Saturday, bringing down the mercury by several notches. There is also likelihood of light rain on Monday,” said a Met official.The showers also saw particulate matter and pollutants coming down with Delhi’s air quality touching ‘good’ on the CPCB air quality index (AQI). The daily 4pm bulletin reading, however, showed that Delhi’s air quality had touched ‘satisfactory’ once again with an AQI of 54 at 4pm. However, the strong rain activity has seen pollutants coming down.“Delhi is seeing a good spell in terms of air quality and with more rain forecast, it should stay in this range,” a CPCB official said..