Rain lashes Delhi-NCR, likely to bring respite from Air pollution; IMD says cold wave to follow from Dec 9

Delhi Rains: Several areas in Delhi-NCR received rain on Sunday, December 8, bringing forth some relief from air pollution in the city.

On Sunday, the air quality plunged into the ‘very poor’ category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 302 after having improved to the ‘moderate’ level at the start of December.

In its latest forecast, India’s weather department has said very light rainfall or drizzle is likely at isolated places in Delhi like the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Vasant Kunj, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, Kalkaji, Mehrauli, Tughlaqabad, Chhattarpur, IGNOU, Aya Nagar and Deramandi.

Apart from these regions, other NCR areas like Noida, Gurugram, Manesar and Farukhnagar in Haryana are expected to face mild rainfall tomorrow evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also forecast fog for Monday.