By Admin 
The pollution level in Delhi has once again reached the bad category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in the national capital remained in the very poor category on Sunday and the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 390. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert of very dense fog for Monday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures in Delhi on Monday are likely to be around 22 and 7 degrees Celsius respectively. According to data from CPCB’s Sameer App, 19 monitoring stations in Delhi reported air quality in the severe category, with Anand Vihar recording the highest AQI of 457, while other places recorded very poor levels.
The Meteorological Department said that the minimum temperature recorded in the city was 6.3 degrees Celsius, which was 0.5 degrees less than the season’s average, while the maximum temperature was 22.5 degrees Celsius, which was 2.1 degrees more than the season’s average. Humidity was recorded at 100 percent at 5.30 pm.
According to CPCB standards, AQI between 0 to 50 is considered good, 51 to 100 satisfactory, 101 to 200 moderate, 201 to 300 poor, 301 to 400 very poor and 401 to 500 severe.