New Delhi: Delhi's air quality remained in the very poor category on Monday even as the weather department forecast a partly cloudy with chances of very light rain towards the evening.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 17.3 degrees Celsius, 0.1 degrees above the season's average.

The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 29 degrees Celsius. At 8:30 am, the humidity level was 94 per cent.

As per the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Sameer app, localities such as Bawana and Anand Vihar recorded severe air quality with Air Quality Index (AQI) readings of 401 and 431, respectively.

Out of 38 monitoring stations across the city, 23 reported very poor air quality with readings above 300.

On Sunday

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