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The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi has been recorded in the severe category with a count of 404.
In Noida, with the PM 10 count at 582 and PM 2.5 count of 511, the situation is worse than Delhi.
The overall air quality has deteriorated to the higher end of the very poor category.
New Delhi: The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi has plunged into the severe category with a count of 404 in the early hours of Wednesday (December 23). Noida is even worse with the PM 10 count at 582 and PM 2.5 count of 511, much higher than Delhi.
The PM 10 count is at 435 in the severe category and is only expected to deteriorate in the coming days of the week. It will cross the 500-mark during the day and worsen in the following couple of days, going up to the 522-mark.