Delhi News Live Updates: Capital’s AQI continues to remain ‘very poor’, respite unlikely in coming days

Delhi News Live Updates: The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has predicted that Delhi's AQI will remain in the ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ categories for the next six days

Delhi News Live Updates: The air quality index (AQI) of the national capital continued to be in the ‘very poor’ category, a day after the city was the most polluted in the country. At 9 am, the AQI stood at 332.

What’s the forecast like? The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has predicted that Delhi’s AQI will remain in the ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ categories for the next six days.

What are the worst-hit areas? Among the 40 continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations spread across the city, 27 reported ‘very poor’ air quality. Anand Vihar recorded the highest AQI at 389, followed closely by Jahangirpuri at 380—both classified as ‘very poor’.

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Capital’s AQI continues to remain ‘very poor’, respite unlikely in coming days

The air quality index (AQI) of the national capital continued to be in the ‘very poor’ category, a day after the city was the most polluted in the country. At 9 am, the AQI stood at 332.

The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has predicted that Delhi's AQI will remain in the ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ categories for the next six days.

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