Delhi choked under a dense layer of smog for the third straight day on Thursday as the air quality plunged again into the ‘severe’ category. The Central Pollution Control Board’s morning bulletin recorded an AQI of 404, signalling another day of hazardous air across the capital.

Of the 37 monitoring stations tracked by the CPCB, 27 registered ‘severe’ readings. Among the worst-hit pockets were Bawana (460), Chandni Chowk (455), Wazirpur (452), Mundka (438), Burari (433) and Anand Vihar (431). Even Pusa, which typically fares better, logged an AQI of 302, falling in the ‘very poor’ bracket. Advertisement

A ‘severe’ AQI level can affect healthy individuals and poses serious risks for those with existing respiratory or cardiac conditions, according to the CPCB classification.

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