Delhi air pollution worsens

Air pollution in Delhi and regions around the India capital, which got severe on Saturday, has worsened with no respite in sight.

A thick layer of toxic smog has enveloped the city and other areas, pushing air quality to hazardous levels and severely impairing visibility in several areas.

Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed Delhi’s average air quality index (AQI) rising to 461 at 7 am, up from 431 a day earlier.

All 40 air quality monitoring stations across the city recorded readings in the ‘severe’ category, with multiple locations nearing the maximum measurable limit.

Rohini recorded an AQI of 499, followed closely by Bawana at 498, Vivek Vihar at 495, Ashok Vihar and Wazirpur at 493 each, Narela at 492 and Anand Vihar at 491.

Other parts of the capital also remained heavily polluted, including ITO (485), Mundaka (486), Punjabi Bagh (478), Nehru Nagar (476), Chandni Chowk and Okhla (470 each).