Weather Update : Delhi's air becomes poisonous again, difficulty in breathing, heavy rains may disturb the parade on January 26

In the national capital Delhi, where on one hand the cold has reduced a bit, on the other hand the level of pollution has started increasing even more. Delhi's air has started turning toxic again. It is becoming more and more difficult to breathe in the air here. The air quality in Delhi slipped to the very poor category on Sunday and the city's air quality index was recorded at 373. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, the air quality at Lodhi Road in the city reached the severe category with an AQI of 429. On Sunday, both the major pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 were also recorded in the very poor category at 374 and 310 respectively in the city.

According to SAFAR data, the air quality index at Lodhi Road was recorded as 351 in the very poor category, while the city's Pusa recorded an AQI of 368 on Sunday. As per the report, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor'. and between 401 and 500 is considered 'severe'.

The India Meteorological Department has predicted light scattered rains in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on January 23. Thereafter, there is a possibility of heavy rain with thunder during January 24 to 26. According to IMD, no significant change in minimum temperatures is likely over most parts of northwest and central India during next 5 days. The Meteorological Department has also predicted dense fog during the night and morning hours over Himachal Pradesh and Bihar during the next 24 hours and over Odisha during the next 48 hours.