Delhi woke up to smog-ridden skies on Sunday as the city's air quality plunged back to 'very poor', with several parts of the national capital being in the 'severe' category. The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 361, as per the Central Pollution Control Board.

AQI topped 400 in several areas, including ITO (420), Akshardham (412), Wazirpur (424), Bawana (424), and Vivek Vihar (415). The neighbouring NCR regions also reported severe air quality, including in areas like Noida (354), Greater Noida (336), and Ghaziabad (339). Advertisement

Despite the rise in AQI, stage 3 of the Graded Action Plan (GRAP) has not been imposed yet. At a press conference on Saturday, Delhi Pollution Control Committee chairman Sandeep Kumar addressed questions regarding the possible activation o

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