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Delhi braces for cold wave as air quality slips to ‘very poor’ at 302

The minimum temperature settled at 8 degrees Celsius, which is 1.6 notches below normal, while the relative humidity in the morning touched 100 per cent

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An anti-smog gun sprays water to tackle air pollution in New Delhi on Sunday. Pic/PTI

An anti-smog gun sprays water to tackle air pollution in New Delhi on Sunday. Pic/PTI

Delhi recorded “very poor” air quality on Sunday morning. According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Sameer app, the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 10 am stood at 302, with 26 stations across the city reporting “very poor” levels.

The CPCB classifies AQI between 0 and 50 as “good”, 51 to 100 “satisfactory”, 101 to 200 “moderate”, 201 to 300 “poor”, 301 to 400 “very poor” and 401 to 500 “severe”. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a cold wave for the day.

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