Experts have predicted that the air pollution will continue to engulf the capital and its nearby region from the next couple of days. | Photo Credit: ANI

New Delhi: Once again the air quality in Delhi-NCR was degraded on Tuesday. Residents woke up to a misty morning and have been reeling under the impact of breathing intensely polluted air from the past couple of months. The prime reasons for pollution were concluded at vehicular emissions, smoke from crop residue burning in the neighbouring states and climate change.

The Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) recorded the air quality index (AQI) of Delhi at 349 on Tuesday, falling under the 'very poor' quality category.

Meanwhile, the fog will lift in the morning. And the maximum and minimum temperatures were hovering around 31 degrees Celsius and 13-degree Celsius, respectively. The humidity in the region has plummeted to 60 per cent with a wind speed of 8 kilometres per hour.

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AQI between the range of 0-50 is considered good while the range beyond 500 is contemplated as hazardous. The air quality index between the range 51 to 100 is marked as satisfactory while 101-200 range is touted as moderate. The range of 201-300 comes under the category of poor whereas 401-500 range is considered as severe.

News agency ANI reported that the Air Quality Index at Dhirpur was 387 at 8:45 am, while in Mathura Road area, it dipped to 'very poor' at 361. Followed by AQI near Pitampura, Airport Terminal 3 and Delhi University stood at 356, 335 and 326, respectively.

Delhi: According to the Air Quality Index (AQI) data, major pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 are at 248 and 250 respectively, in Lodhi Road. Both fall in 'Poor' category. pic.twitter.com/toGPQK69Il — ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2018

Experts have predicted that the air pollution will continue to engulf the capital and its nearby region from the next couple of days.

The forecasting agency told ANI that the increase in the air pollution is attributed to declining in wind speed as compared to past two days. All other meteorological factors are unfavourable and likely to remain so at least for the next two days. The contribution from stubble biomass has almost seized.