Delhi woke up to a hazy morning on Thursday, with the city’s air quality remaining in the ‘very poor’ category at 352, as of 8 am.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the monitoring station at Anand Vihar reported an AQI of 408 and Vivek Vihar 415, categorised as ‘Severe’ air quality, as of 8 am. Meanwhile, several monitoring stations reported ‘very poor’ air quality.

As of 8 am, Ashok Vihar reported an AQI of 388, Aya Nagar 331, Bawana 387, Burari Crossing 369, Dwarka Sector-8 371, IGI Airport T3 320, ITO 370, Lodhi Road 334, Mundka 364, Najafgarh 338, Narela 371, Punjabi Bagh 368, Patparganj 386, RK Puram 374 and Sirifort 381 — all categorised as ‘very poor’.

Truck-mounted water sprinklers have been deployed at various areas of the city to combat air pollution.

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