The national capital is shrouded in a layer of toxic air on Sunday, with pollution levels remaining alarmingly high. As the Air Quality Index (AQI) plunged into the 'very poor' category across several parts of the city. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported that the 24-hour average AQI stood at 361.

Data revealed that 24 out of 39 monitoring stations in the region recorded AQI levels above 400. Stations at Wazirpur (424), Bawana (424), and Vivek Vihar (415) were among those registering alarming figures.

Areas worst affected included Rohini (435), Nehru Nagar (426), Bawana (426), RK Puram (422), and ITO (420). The average AQI was recorded at 391 in Delhi, 391 in Noida, 366 in Greater Noida, 387 in Ghaziabad, and 252 in Gurugram.

On Saturday, CPCB data had already flagged D

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