Since 2015: Surplus rains give city 24 'satisfactory' air quality days this July
Millennium Post Delhi|August 01, 2022
Delhi recorded 24 "satisfactory" air quality days this month on account of surplus rainfall, making it the Cleanest July for the city since 2015 when the Central Pollution Control Board started maintainng AQI data.
Since 2015: Surplus rains give city 24 'satisfactory' air quality days this July

The average air quality index his July stood at 87. Only July 2020 was better with an average AQI of 84 the city had recorded a significant decline in pollution levels that year due to the strict lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid.

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