Delhi's air quality remained ‘very poor’ on Monday, reaching an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 324 at 7:00 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The air quality continued to worsen, as on Sunday it also remained in the ‘very poor’ range and recorded a season’s high AQI of 388. Later in the afternoon, the air quality improved marginally, but that was due to afternoon winds.

The data showed that most of the capital’s monitoring stations breached the 300 mark, with Wazirpur recording 385, Anand Vihar 364, Ashok Vihar 362, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 331, Mundka 343, Narela 386, and Rohini 363.

Several neighbouring cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) also reported ‘very poor’ air quality levels, with the AQI reaching 311 in Noida, 334 in Ghaziabad, a

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