Delhi’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Thursday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) just a notch below the 400 mark, which is categorised as ‘severe’. At 8:30 am on Thursday, Delhi’s air quality was at 399, as per data by SAFAR-India.

The spike comes after Wednesday, which recorded an AQI of 392. Advertisement

Most of the stations recorded an AQI of over 400, with some areas like Jahangirpuri crossing 450, and many like Ashok Vihar, Mundka, Punjabi Bagh, Rohini and Vivek Vihar dangerously close to that mark, according to SAFAR-India data.

Anand Vihar – 420

Ashok Vihar – 444

CRRI Mathura Road – 392

Dwarka Sector 8 – 411

ITO – 400

Jahangirpuri – 451

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium – 392

Lodhi Road – 355

Mandir Marg – 373

Mundka – 446

Narela – 392

Nehru Nagar – 431

North Campus, D

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