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Delhi-NCR air improves, AQI below 100 in several areas
The Story in Brief
The India Meteorological Department said Saturday, 31 October 2026 will see partly cloudy skies in Delhi-NCR, with maximum temperatures of 26 to 28°C and minimums of 15 to 17°C. The Central Pollution Control Board recorded AQI levels below 150 in several Delhi areas, with IIT Delhi at 73, Burari at 80, IGI Airport (T3) at 83, Dwarka Sector-8 at 86, Alipur and DTU at 135, and Anand Vihar at 116.
The IMD has forecast that a low-pressure area over the southern Andaman Sea may intensify into a depression, bringing heavy rain to parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh on 2 and 3 November. Light rain is also expected in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand until 2 November, and in Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and parts of Odisha between 31 October and 5 November. Sunday, 1 November is forecast to be partly cloudy with maximum temperatures of 28 to 30°C.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The sharp drop in temperatures and improved AQI across several Delhi areas shows that meteorological conditions, not sustained policy action, are currently driving air quality. The recorded AQI values, from ‘good’ at IIT Delhi (73) to ‘moderate’ at Anand Vihar (116), mean that even with cleaner air, many neighbourhoods remain in the moderate band, which can still affect sensitive groups. The relief is temporary: the India Meteorological Department has not indicated how long this clean-air window will last. The next development to watch is the low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, which is forecast to intensify into a depression and may bring rain to coastal Andhra Pradesh on 2 and 3 November 2026, potentially disrupting the current pattern.
Source: aajtak.in
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