The air quality in the national capital continued to deteriorate on Wednesday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 413 at 8 am, placing it in the ‘severe’ category, even as the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-III remains in effect across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).

According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), several monitoring stations in Delhi recorded alarming levels of pollution, with AQI readings surpassing 400 in most areas.

Among all monitoring stations, Wazirpur recorded the highest AQI of 459, categorised as ‘severe’ air quality, while NSIT Dwarka monitoring station recorded an AQI of 215, categorised as ‘poor’ air quality.

Almost all monitoring stations in the national capital recorded ‘severe’ air quality as AQI in Al

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