Delhi's air quality 'very poor', artificial rain likely this week

Delhi's overall air quality was in the usual 'very poor' category on Wednesday while in some areas of the city it was 'severe', with authorities mulling artificial rain by cloud seeding to wash away pollutants in the air.

Authorities said the 'very poor' air quality was due to low wind speed, which is unfavourable for dispersion of pollutants.

According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR) data, the overall air quality in the city was recorded at 358, which falls in the 'very poor' category.

At 396, the overall air quality of Ghaziabad was the worst in