Delhi

New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality showed slight improvement on Wednesday, a day after the city carried out cloud seeding experiments in an effort to induce artificial rain and combat rising pollution levels.

According to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 273 around 10 a.m., falling within the “poor” category, down from 294 recorded on Tuesday. However, the forecast suggested a likely deterioration to 309 (“very poor”) later in the day.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported that Delhi’s AQI on Tuesday stood at 294 at 4 p.m., marginally lower than Monday’s 301. Despite the citywide improvement, 11 of Delhi’s 38 monitoring stations continued to report “very poor” air quality

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