New Delhi: Delhi woke up on Sunday to a dense blanket of smog, with air pollution levels plunging deeper into the ‘severe’ category across the national capital. Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed the Air Quality Index (AQI) touching an alarming 462 at 6 am, signaling hazardous conditions even for healthy individuals.

All 40 air quality monitoring stations in the city displayed ‘red’ alerts, confirming that pollution levels had crossed the threshold of severe air quality. Rohini in north-west Delhi recorded the highest AQI at 499, with fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emerging as the dominant pollutant. Jahangirpuri and Vivek Vihar followed closely, each registering AQI readings of 495, reflecting uniformly poor air conditions across residential and commercial zon

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