With no respite in sight, a blanket of haze continued to engulf Delhi-NCR on Sunday, with several areas in the capital recording an air quality index (AQI) above 400 – categorised as 'severe'. The 24-hour average AQI stood at 386 in the 'very poor' range of 385, only a point less than Saturday's 386, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). AQI ‘severe’ in Wazirpur. AQI ‘severe’ in Anand Vihar.

In Noida, the AQI at 435 was in the 'severe' category. Similarly, Greater Noida reported an AQI of 452, Ghaziabad 448, and Gurgaon 377. There is no relief expected anytime soon in Delhi-NCR, as the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has forecast the air quality to remain in the ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’ range in the coming days. Also Read | Delhi AQI drops to ‘

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