The air quality in the national capital, Delhi remains in the severe category, with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 400 as of 1 PM this afternoon.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the AQI at Delhi’s Bawana at 472, Mundka at 439, Anand Vihar at 441, Alipur at 432, Okhla Phase-2 at 416, RK Puram at 430, Wazirpur at 454 and Dwarka sector 8 at 385.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that Delhi and the surrounding NCR are likely to experience smog and dense to shallow fog during the night and morning hours over the next two days.
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, and 301 and 400 very poor. An AQI between 401 and 450 is considered severe.