Strong winds keep AQI at 'moderate', minimum at 6.9°C

Strong and gusty winds coursing through the city on Wednesday kept bad air at bay for the third consecutive day, with the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) settling at 175 (moderate) at 4pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) national bulletin.

- Aheli Das

Wednesday's AQI was a marginal rise from Tuesday's 141, but better than 180 on Monday. This three-day streak of moderate pollution levels is Delhi's best air spell since October last year, when the air was also moderate for four straight days.

The relief from noxious air has come after a gap of over 100 days in the Capital - when it was 121 (moderate) on October 19, 2023.

According to weather officials, even though the winds blowing in from the mountains of the northwest gained momentum on Wednesday, temperatures were largely unaffected.