Delhi’s air quality worsened on Sunday, with the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) reporting an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 352, which falls into the “very poor” category.
This is lower than the ‘poor’ average AQI of 255 on Saturday. Additionally, the AQI in the Anand Vihar area surpassed 400, reaching 405 at 7 am and categorised as “severe,” which is worse than the 367 recorded on Saturday.
The Akshardham Temple’s AQI declined to 261 and IGI Airport’s AQI was 324, both of which were classified as “very poor.”
Some areas of the city were covered in an intense layer of smog.
According to Himanshu, a tourist in the nation’s capital, the growing pollution is “suffocating.”
“It feels suffocating due to pollution. The government should look into what can be done to reduce pollution,” he said.
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