The air quality in the national capital deteriorated to the ‘severe’ category on Sunday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 391 at 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Many areas of the city recorded dangerously high pollution levels, with AQI readings exceeding 400.
CPCB data showed Anand Vihar at 412, Alipur at 415, and Bawana at the highest level of 436. Chandni Chowk reported 409, while RK Puram and Patparganj recorded 422 and 425, respectively. Sonia Vihar also registered a severe AQI of 415, highlighting hazardous air conditions across the capital.
Earlier on Saturday, air quality in the national capital remained in the ‘very poor’ category in the morning as Delhi’s overall AQI reading stood at 355 as of 8 am.
Since Diwali, the AQI in Delhi and the NCR has been reeling under the ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ categories in several areas, even as Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) remains in effect.
The MC has already announced the doubling of parking fees across the national capital after the GRAP Stage II was invoked due to deteriorating air quality.