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NEW DELHI: Delhi’s aerial prime worsened again connected Saturday aft a little betterment earlier successful the week, with respective parts of the metropolis signaling contamination levels successful the 'very poor' and 'severe' categories. Residents crossed the superior woke up to heavy smog, which reduced visibility successful galore areas. According to information from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), aerial prime successful Dhaula Kuan stood astatine an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 252, categorised arsenic 'poor'. In Akshardham and Anand Vihar, the AQI touched '410', placing some areas successful the 'severe' category. The ITO country recorded an AQI of 379, which falls nether the 'very poor' category. The city’s 24-hour mean AQI stood astatine 332 astatine 4pm connected Friday compared with 234 connected Thursday. At 11am connected Friday, the AQI was recorded astatine 320, up from 218 astatine the aforesaid clip a time earlier. By the afternoon, respective areas entered the severe category. Jahangirpuri recorded an AQI of 403 and Anand Vihar 405 by 2pm. By 6pm, contamination levels worsened further, with Bawana registering an AQI of 423, Vivek Vihar 418, Jahangirpuri 414, Narela 413, Anand Vihar 406, Rohini 405, DTU 404 and Nehru Nagar 403.
Weather officials attributed the spike successful contamination to calm upwind conditions linked to an approaching occidental disturbance. The India Meteorological Department said upwind speeds remained debased during the aboriginal greeting hours and concisely reached 10kmph from the southwest aboriginal successful the day. Weather analysts warned that a bid of occidental disturbances could support contamination levels elevated successful the coming days.The upwind section has issued a yellowish alert, informing of mean to dense fog. The minimum somesthesia is expected to stay betwixt 6 and 8 degrees Celsius connected Saturday and betwixt 5 and 7 degrees connected Sunday.
