Overnight drizzle in Delhi may help ease up pollution

Overnight drizzle in Delhi may help ease up pollution

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Due to a disturbance in the western part of the country, overnight rain hit the national capital

The national capital received some rainfall late Fridaycleaning up some of the smog.

Pollution levels decreased further on Friday as Delhi received rainfall in some parts of the city, and is expected to witness more such drizzles on Saturday as well, an official from the MET department told the media.

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Due to a disturbance in the western part of the country, overnight rain hit the national capital, reports say.

The approximate Air Quality Index of Delhi, which was measured at 363 on Thursday, decreased to 310 on Friday.

An AQI value between 301 and 400 is said to be under the ‘very poor’ category of pollution.

Levels of particulate matter also decreased throughout the day in Delhi-NCR after showing a slight high on Thursday.

As rains continue to hit the capital, the pollution levels and particulate matter are expected to decrease, making the air cleaner, reports added.

Meanwhile, as many as 49 trains were delayed while 14 rescheduled and one cancelled due to smog.