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AQI touches 482 as Delhi battles worsening pollution, severe air likely to persist

AQI touches 482 as Delhi battles worsening pollution, severe air likely to persist

What's behind this

Delhi’s air quality has approached a hazardous level, with the India Today report noting an AQI of 399 as smog blankets the National Capital Region amid a political row over farm fires. The Pioneer adds that the city’s AQI has been in the ‘very poor’ band for three consecutive days, recording a reading of 369 and causing twenty monitoring stations to fall into the ‘severe’ category, with PM2.5 identified as the main pollutant. Earlier related coverage from Greater Kashmir mentions smoke from orchard waste burning affecting air quality in south Kashmir, but does not provide further details on Delhi.

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  • center · 2 outlets

    Delhi's air quality deteriorated sharply on Thursday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 482 at 8.01 am, placing the national capital in the severe category as several parts of the city continued to record high levels of pollution. According to data from the Central Pollution Control…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 4 outlets

    Delhi's live AQI stood at 580 on Thursday morning, according to AQI.in, placing it in the 'hazardous' category.

    — NDTV

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Delhi's air quality deteriorated sharply on Thursday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 482 at 8.01 am, placing the national capital in the severe category as several parts of the city continued to record high levels of pollution. According to data from the Central Pollution Control…

Coverage arrived over 10 hours — first from The Pioneer, latest from India Today.

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AQI touches 482 as Delhi battles worsening pollution, severe air likely to persist

Delhi's air quality deteriorated sharply on Thursday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 482 at 8.01 am, placing the national capital in the severe category as several parts of the city continued to record high levels of pollution. According to data from the Central Pollution Control…

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