According to data released by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) Delhi’s air quality has remained in the “severe” category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recording at 436 on Sunday morning.
On Sunday, the air quality improved slightly, but it remains in the “severe” category.
On Friday, a day after Diwali, the city’s air quality has fallen to the “hazardous” category. On Saturday, the air quality in various parts of the city remained “hazardous,” with the air quality index (AQI) recording above 600 in Anand Vihar and Faridabad.
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The deteriorating air quality in Delhi, triggered by the bursting of firecrackers and stubble burning in neighbouring states, is unlikely to improve drastically in the next few days.
Amid reports of stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, the situation is unlikely to improve till next week. Punjab alone has more than 3,500 stubble burning spots as shown by satellite data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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