There is no respite from 'very poor' air quality to Delhiites as a thick layer of toxic smog enveloped the national capital. The over all air quality index stood at 341 on Tuesday (November 18).

Here is the AQI is a few areas as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Akshardham: 381

Ghazipur: 345

Dhaula Kuan: 365

Anand Vihar: 381

As per CPCB standards, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51–100 'satisfactory', 101–200 'moderate', 201–300 'poor', 301–400 'very poor', and 401–500 'severe'.

Meanwhile, the Decision Support System (DSS), a mechanism used by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, for air quality analysis and forecast, showed that vehicular emissions contributed around 18% to the city’s pollution on Monday, while stubble burning accoun

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