Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the ‘poor’ category for the fifth consecutive day on Friday and is likely to deteriorate in the coming days due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, according to monitoring agencies.
The city’s average air quality index (AQI) stood at 256 at 9 am. Several areas recorded their AQI in the ‘very poor’ category. Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI was 256 at 4 pm on Thursday, 243 on Wednesday and 220 on Tuesday.