Delhi’s Air Quality Index reached 373 on Sunday afternoon, placing it in the “very poor” category, with 15 monitoring stations recording “severe” levels above 400.

The 15 stations are Ashok Vihar, Bawana, Burari, Chandni Chowk, Mathura Road, Dwarka, Nehru Nagar, Okhla, Punjabi Bagh, Pusa, RK Puram, Rohini, Siri Fort, Vivek Vihar and Wazirpur, according to data from the Sameer application, which provides hourly updates published by the Central Pollution Control Board.

The city continued to be covered in dense winter smog, reducing visibility, while temperatures hovered around 20.6 degrees Celsius , the Central Pollution Control Board said.

The Central government’s Air Quality Early Warning System forecast that pollution levels would remain “ very poor ” until at least Tuesday, D

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