Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Delhi Sees Cleanest July in Ten Years, Air Quality Improves
Delhi's air quality in July was the best it's been in ten years!
The air was rated as 'Satisfactory,' which means it's pretty good.
This improvement is thanks to the city's efforts, like cleaning roads and removing trash.
The government says that they are working hard and seeing results more often.
Areas like Punjabi Bagh had the cleanest air.
The city is removing waste and cleaning roads to keep the air clean.
Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) dropped to 67 in July, the cleanest in a decade.
The AQI reading of 67 falls within the 'Satisfactory' category.
Punjabi Bagh reported the lowest AQI at 50, followed by Bawana (51) and Vivek Vihar (55).
Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa attributes the improvement to consistent civic operations.
Citywide operations cleared thousands of tonnes of garbage and construction waste.
- Who
- Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and the Delhi government.
- What
- Delhi recorded its cleanest July in a decade with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 67.
- When
- July
- Where
- Delhi
- Why
- The improvement is due to consistent civic operations and multi-agency implementation model.
- AQI
- 67
- AQI Category
- Satisfactory
- Lowest AQI location
- Punjabi Bagh (50)
- Days with good air quality
- 118 (this year)
- Garbage cleared
- 10,987.21 metric tonnes
- Roads cleaned
- Over 6,000 km