The air quality index (AQI), which stood past 400 units in the morning, fell to 308. The improved wind conditions, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), can be attributed to a change in meteorological conditions including wind speed picking up and a sunny day. The week ahead is expected to have better air quality," said, Dipankar Saha, head of air laboratory, CPCB. However, even as the average AQI in the capital improved, NCR towns including Noida and Ghaziabad continued to reel under 'severe' pollution levels. Meanwhile, some monitoring stations in the city still recorded 'severe' pollution levels above the score of 400 units including Delhi University (410), Lodhi Road (428) and Pitampura (411).

Source: dna November 15, 2017 02:48 UTC