Delhi and its surrounding regions began Sunday shrouded in a heavy blanket of smog, with the city’s average AQI touching 381 at 7 am, a level placed in the “very poor” bracket, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). This comes even as GRAP-IV remains officially in force across the NCR.

Many neighbourhoods saw no real improvement compared to the AQI of 359 recorded earlier Sunday morning, and several pockets were covered in thick, lingering haze. At the extreme end, Bawana posted an AQI of 435, entering the “severe” category, while NSIT Dwarka logged the lowest reading at 313, still within “very poor” levels.

In Anand Vihar, the air stayed heavily polluted with an AQI of 429, which the CPCB categorised as “very poor”. Other locations also saw high readings: Chandni Chowk at 39

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