Poor air quality on Sunday evening in Delhi

Air quality in Delhi was reported unhealthy on Sunday at about 8 pm after Vijay Dashmi celebrations.

While Anand Parbat reported 403 and Ashok Vihar 1 was 520, both in hazardous catagories, the air quality is deteriorating because of stubble burning in the NCR region.

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All pollution monitoring stations in Delhi showed ‘severe’ or ‘unhealthy’ air quality index on Sunday, except two places — Delhi cantt and Naraina — according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s data.