The National Capital Territory recorded a slight improvement in air quality on Wednesday morning. According to the Sameer app, the overall AQI stood at 269 in the Poor category. The AQI had recorded 310 on Tuesday itself. However, the city remained shrouded in a layer of smog on Wednesday morning, with very high concentrations of pollution persisting over several hotspots.

The marginal relief came after days of "Very Poor" air quality, coinciding with the announcement of stricter enforcement measures by the Chief Minister of Delhi.

Stagnant Air And Lingering Hotspots

The overall AQI improvement shifts the city from the higher end of "Poor" to the lower end, but conditions across the capital remain unhealthy as many monitoring stations continue to report critical levels.

Worst Affected

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