Delhi air quality improves significantly; odd-even, winds bring some relief

Delhi's overall air quality index improved significantly (from very poor to poor) on Thursday, more rapidly than predicted

Delhi breathed easier on Thursday morning as pollution levels dropped further due to moderate wind speed. The air quality index in the national capital dropped to 235 at 6:30 am. The Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, said, "The AQI is back to 'poor' category due to a change in the wind direction. Safar added that the share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution dropped to a meagre 3 per cent.

SAFAR said, "A change in the wind direction has led to a very low biomass plume intrusion in spite of the fact that the fire count observed