New Delhi: Strong surface winds provided slight relief to Delhi-NCR’s heavily polluted air on Tuesday morning, though the overall air quality continues to remain in the ‘poor’ range, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Winds blowing between 15 and 25 kilometres per hour helped disperse suspended pollutants into the upper atmosphere, resulting in a marginal improvement in the Air Quality Index (AQI).

Despite the improvement, pollution levels across most parts of the capital have remained largely ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ in recent weeks. Several monitoring stations on Tuesday recorded AQI readings below 300, signalling minor progress. In Noida, the AQI improved to 255 in Sector 62, while Sector 125 touched 313 and Sector 116 stood at 307, according to data from the CPCB a

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