New Delhi: The city woke up to another day of thick smog on Thursday as the air quality remained in the ‘severe’ category for the third consecutive day.

The morning air quality bulletin issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed an AQI reading of 404.

Out of 37 monitoring stations, 27 reported AQI levels in the ‘severe’ range. These included Burari (433), Chandni Chowk (455), Anand Vihar (431), Mundka (438), Pusa (302), Bawana (460), and Wazirpur (452).

The ‘severe’ category indicates a level of pollution that can affect healthy people and seriously impact those with existing diseases.

The city reported its first ‘severe’ air quality day of the season on Tuesday, when the AQI was recorded at 428, the first such instance since December 2024.

An AQI between 0 and 50 is

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