At 53, Delhi's air quality in 'satisfactory' category
New Delhi, Jan 10: The air quality in Delhi remained in the 'satisfactory' category on Monday with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 53, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
With the national capital and adjoining areas witnessing heavy rainfall in the last two days, the air quality has improved, SAFAR said.
"Light intensity rain/drizzle would occur over and adjoining areas of Nazibabad, Chandpur, Shikarpur, Debai, Atrauli, Siyana, Jhangirabad, Anupsahar, Gharmukteshwar (UP) during next 2 hours," tweeted the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
On
the
other
hand,
the
air
quality
of
Noida
has
improved
from
'moderate'
to
'satisfactory'
with
the
AQI
at
66.
Also,
the
air
quality
of
Gurugram
is
in
the
'satisfactory'
category
with
the
AQI
at
90.
As
per
the
government
agencies,
an
AQI
between
zero
and
50
is
considered
'good',
51
and
100
'satisfactory',
101
and
200
'moderate',
201
and
300
'poor',
301
and
400
'very
poor',
and
401
and
500
'severe'.