Delhi Air Pollution: Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) improved marginally on Tuesday morning, dropping to 378 in the ‘very poor’ category from the ‘severe’ zone at 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). After days of choking smog, the slight improvement offered limited relief to residents who had been enduring hazardous air conditions.

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However, pollution levels remained alarmingly high in several areas. Wazirpur recorded the worst air quality with an AQI of 430, followed by Vivek Vihar at 415. Mundka, Anand Vihar and Nehru Nagar also continued to remain in the ‘severe’ category, with AQI readings ranging between 420 and 424.

Delhi-NCR AQI 

Faridabad 304 very poor 

Gurugram 353 very poor 

Ghaziabad 345 very poor 

Greater Noida 364 very poor 

Noida 412 severe 

Muzaffarnagar 305 very poor 

Ghazipur  410 severe 

Area-Wise AQI In Delhi

Alipur 377 very poor 

Anand Vihar 410 severe 

Ashok Vihar 413 severe

Bawana 401 severe

Burari Crossing 377 very poor 

CRRI Mathura Road 356 very poor 

Chandni Chowk 383 very poor 

DTU 423 severe 

Dwarka Sec-8 329 very poor 

IGI Airport (T3) 325 very poor 

Dilshad Garden 291 poor 

IIT Delhi  339 very poor 

ITO 401 severe

Jahangirpuri 428 severe

JN Stadium 382 very poor

Lodhi Road 342 very poor 

Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium 380 very poor 

Mandir Marg 347 very poor 

Mundka 425 severe 

NSIT Dwarka 270 poor 

Najafgarh 349 very poor 

Narela 387 very poor 

Nehru Nagra 417 severe 

DU North Campus 381 very poor 

Okhla Phase-2   398 very poor 

Patparganj 396 very poor 

Punjabi Bagh 408 severe 

RK Puram 397 very poor

Rohini 360 very poor 

Shadipur 355 very poor 

Sirifort 404 severe

Vivek Vihar 415 severe 

Wazirpur 430 severe 

AIIMS 397 very poor 

India Gate 380 very poor 

Sarai Kale Khan 359 very poor 

Delhi Weather 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a yellow alert for moderate to dense fog during the morning hours. It forecast a maximum temperature of around 23 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature likely to drop to about 9 degrees Celsius.

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According to the IMD, daytime temperatures will hover near 23 degrees Celsius, while nights will remain cold at around 9 degrees Celsius. The department also predicted light fog on Wednesday morning, which is expected to gradually clear as the day progresses.