Mumbai weather update: IMD predicts warm day, cool night in city; AQI at 133

Maximum and minimum temperatures on Friday are likely to hover around 34 degrees Celsius and 17 degrees Celsius respectively in Mumbai according to the India Meteorological Department IMDAs per the Sameer app Mumbairsquos air quality index AQI stands at 133 placing it in the moderate category This level may cause breathing discomfort for people with lung disorders asthma and heart diseaseAQI across MumbaiBandra Kurla Complex BKC 175Borivali East 104Andheri East 117Chembur 139Deonar 148Ghatkopar 158Kandivali West 130Kherwadi Bandra East 132Delhi weather updates Air pollution worsens in city overall AQI rises to 387The national capital Delhi woke up to very poor air quality on Friday morning with the overall AQI recorded at 387 around 8 am according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board CPCBAccording to the news agency ANI the air quality worsened further compared to Thursday when the AQI stood at 373 at 4 pm as large parts of the city remained blanketed in toxic smogAnand Vihar reported an AQI of 437 placing it in the severe category Thick smog also enveloped areas including ITO Ghazipur Palam and Greater NoidaAccording to CPCB data several areas including Vivek Vihar 436 Punjabi Bagh 412 RK Puram 436 and Nehru Nagar 425 saw further deterioration in air quality and fell into the severe category Wazirpur also recorded severe air quality with an AQI of 406 reported ANIHowever several parts of Delhi showed slight variations in air quality this morning For instance Dilshad Garden recorded an AQI of 356 which was better than at other locations but was poor in air quality Other areas such as Mandir Marg 342 Rohini 396 and North Campus 349 also saw marginal improvement but air quality remained in the very poor rangeAccording to AQI categorisation 050 is good 51100 satisfactory 101200 moderate 201300 poor 301400 very poor and 401500 severeEarlier Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa conducted surprise inspections at several petrol pumps including those at the DelhiGurugram border and Janpath to review compliance with the No PUC No Fuel directiveHe interacted with pump staff and instructed them to enforce the rules while remaining calm and courteousHe said You are the first point of contact in this campaign Cooperate with people and explain to them that this rule is for their health and the health of their children reported ANIThe Minister also directed that clear signboards announcements and better queue management be ensuredSpeaking to vehicle owners on the spot he said This is not a matter of issuing challans it is a question of clean air Every valid PUCC issued today is a small victory in our fight against pollutionOn December 17 29938 PUCCs were issued in Delhi On December 18 up to 520 pm 31974 new certificates were issued Thus the total crossed 61000 in nearly one day The government expects the number of people obtaining PUCCs before refuelling petrol or diesel to increase furtherThe Minister said More than 60000 people getting their PUCCs in a single day shows that when citizens trust that steps are being taken in the public interest they extend full cooperationWith ANI inputs