The air quality of the national capital remained in the “severe” category on Saturday morning when the AQI reached 407 at 9 am, according to the Sameer app that provides hourly updates of the national AQI published by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
An air quality index (AQI) between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and -400 is “very poor”, and 401 and 500 are “very”.
On Friday, the Delhi government banned private BS III and BS IV petrol vehicles, banned entry of CNG non-electric buses, certain phases of construction works and government office hours, as the city is squeezed under the ‘hard’ sector. air pollution.
The limits were set under phase III of the Phased Response Plan (GRAP) announced by the Commission on Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Thursday.
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 15.3 degrees Celsius, 1.8 notches above the season’s average, the India Meteorological Department said.
The weather department has predicted mostly clear skies with smoky or shallow fog on Saturday morning or night. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 33 degrees Celsius. The humidity at 8.30 am was 94 percent.
Private BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles were banned from the roads for violation of the law inviting a fine of Rs 20,000. Diesel and petrol buses from NCR towns to Delhi have also been banned.
