Delhi Pollution: Air quality remains in poor category, light rains likely today

Delhi | Thursday | 15th November, 2018

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Delhiites Thursday woke up to a ‘poor’ air quality category. #Delhi: PM 10 level at 202 and PM 2.5 level at 209, both in 'Poor' category on Air Quality Index (AQI), at Lodhi Road. ALSO READ | NASA to live stream the touchdown of InSight spacecraft on MarsAccording to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, on Wednesday, 21 areas in Delhi recorded ‘very poor’ air quality while 14 areas showed ‘poor’ air quality. Lal reaction came on a day Delhi's air quality "improved significantly" since Diwali as overnight rains washed away larger pollutants and stubble burning in neighbouring states declined. The air quality, however, was "poor" with an AQI of 293..