Delhi AQI: The national capital opened its eyes to a choking haze on Sunday morning as Delhi’s air quality plunged to alarming levels. At 7 am, the city recorded an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 381, placing it firmly in the ‘very poor’ category. Many places recorded an AQI of 400 according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Thick smog hung over streets and monuments turning the cityscape into a blurred canvas.

Bawana in northwest Delhi recorded the day’s highest pollution at an AQI of 435, a level considered ‘severe.’ On the other end, NSIT Dwarka had the least polluted air, though still unhealthy, with an AQI of 313.

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Other areas such as Anand Vihar (429), Chandani Chowk (390), RK Puram (397), ITO (384), Punjabi Bagh (411), Patparganj (401), Pusa (360),

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