Residents of the national capital on Wednesday woke up to another day of burning eyes and breathing discomfort as the air quality index (AQI) remained in the ‘severe’ category for the second consecutive day.

While Delhi’s 24-hour rolling average AQI data was unavailable on the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) website, the Sameer app showed a reading of 418 at 6 p.m., placing it firmly in the ‘severe’ range.

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According to CPCB’s classification, an AQI between 400 and 500 is considered ‘severe’, posing health risks even to healthy individuals and causing serious respiratory problems among those with pre-existing conditions.

To prevent further deterioration, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday invoked Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (G

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