Delhis air quality improves significantly

Delhi | Wednesday | 14th November, 2018

Summary:

A slight increase in 'AQI' is predicted in next three days but it is likely to remain in very poor category," SAFAR said. NEW DELHI: Delhi's air quality "improved significantly" on Wednesday as overnight rains washed away bigger pollutants, giving some respite to the city which has been reeling under "severe" pollution for the past one week, according to authorities.The air quality, though a tad better, was still in 'very poor' category with AQI of 306. Stubble fire is unlikely to impact Delhi as fire counts are significantly down and winds are also flowing from other direction," it said. "This is mainly due to the fact that surface winds are still low and temperature is likely to cool down. "AQI is back to 'very poor'..