The National Capital continued to experience 'very poor' air quality on Tuesday morning, with an air quality index (AQI) of 323, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR-India).
Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs deteriorated again overnight after a marginal improvement a day ago with forecasts suggesting that a major relief is unlikely in the coming days.
Delhi and its suburbs recorded a marginal improvement in the air quality on Sunday though a major relief is unlikely in the coming days, monitoring agencies said.
Several cities in northern India are experiencing severe to very poor air quality. Bharatpur in Rajasthan is the most polluted city, followed by Churu and Dholpur
At 10 pm Monday, the 24-hour average had hit the ‘severe’ category, standing at a figure of 403, with firecrackers having contributed to the city’s pollution load.