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Delhi s air quality improves to poor ; health experts urge locals to take extra precautions
The air quality in Delhi improved to the poor from the very poor category on Tuesday, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) said. The national capital s overall AQI stands at 280 said Ministry of Earth Science s SAFAR. India Meteorological Department (IMD) Scientist RK Jenamani on Monday said that the AQI of Delhi will be in the good or poor category up to January 02.
Following the ongoing COVID-19 conditions, health experts have urged people to take extra precautions as respiratory diseases tend to worsen with a dip in temperature and a rise in pollution levels.
Delhi s AQI improves to poor from very poor category ANI | Updated: Dec 29, 2020 08:53 IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Slight relief from air pollution as Delhi s Air Quality Index (AQI) improved to poor from very poor category on Tuesday, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
The national capital s overall AQI stands at 280 said Ministry of Earth Science s SAFAR. India Meteorological Department (IMD) Scientist RK Jenamani on Monday said that the AQI of Delhi will be in the good or poor category up to January 02.
Following the ongoing COVID-19 conditions, health experts have urged people to take extra precautions as respiratory diseases tend to worsen with a dip in temperature and a rise in pollution levels.
Residents of a slum near Sarai Rohilla Railway line, in New Delhi, September 13, 2020. Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav.
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