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he Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday has issued an orange alert for Delhi, predicting that, 'heavy to very heavy rainfall in the Capital with winds gusting up to 60 Kilometers per hour.

According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) a "possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places" as a result of interaction between the remnant of Cyclonic storm Tauktae and a western Disturbance. Rainfall recorded below 15mm is considered light, between 15 and 64.5 mm is moderate, between 64.5mm and 115.5 mm is.heavy and between 115.6 mm is 204.4mm is very heavy, whereas 204.4mm is considered extremely heavy.

According to the weather department, it said that, in the past 24 hours ending 8:30an, the city registered 1.8mm rainfall. According to Central pollution board data Delhi's air quality has improved to the satisfactory category on Tuesday, the first time since September due to strong winds and rainfall. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the city recorded a 24-hour average quality index (AQI) of 93.