Environmental scientists described the situation as a “public health emergency.

Delhi’s Toxic Air Sparks Public Health Emergency as AQI Repeatedly Breaches ‘Severe’ Mark

Delhi’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Friday, plunging several neighbourhoods into the “severe” category as toxic smog tightened its grip over the capital. According to real-time data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi recorded a “24-hour average AQI of 370” at 9 am—marking the “eighth straight day” of ‘very poor’ air, with “over 18 monitoring stations” crossing the ‘severe’ 400–450 range, including Anand Vihar, Bawana, Wazirpur, Mundka, and Narela.

Environmental scientists described the situation as a “public health emergency”, with experts pointing out that nearly “80 per cent of households”

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