NEW DELHI, July 12 -- Delhi's air quality deteriorated to 'poor' on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 261, the highest in over 85 days.
The feels-like temperature was pegged at 45.7 degrees Celsius at 5.30 pm, with the maximum recorded at 36.8 degrees Celsius, 1.3 notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The AQI reading was the highest since April 17, when it stood at 263. The city had recorded an AQI of 140 on Saturday, while air quality remained in 'moderate' and 'satisfactory' categories for most of the month.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said the deterioration in Delhi-NCR's air quality was caused by long-range transnational winds carrying mineral dust from storm activi...