Delhi’s air quality deteriorates as AQI crosses 300, enters ‘very poor’ category

Delhi’s air quality deteriorated sharply on November 2, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 324, placing the national capital in the ‘very poor’ category for the first time this season. A thick layer of smog covered several parts of the city, while three monitoring stations recorded ‘severe’ pollution levels. Jahangirpuri reported an AQI of 436, followed by Rohini at 415 and Punjabi Bagh at 413. Authorities have implemented Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to…