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With the increase in incidences of stubble burning by the farmers in Punjab, air pollution index on Wednesday the 2nd November 2022. in Delhi recorded an alarming rise in air quality index touching a high of AQI 354.

This means the air in the Capital is now ‘very poor’.

As per the parameters set by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the AQI category from 301 to 400 is considered very poor and from 401 to 500 severe.
Further, as per the information provided by the air quality data agency ‘SAFAR’, the AQI in Anand Vihar was recorded in the severe category at 406 today, followed by ITO 382 and Akshardham 363.
The people of Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) have been breathing in the toxic air since a few days before Diwali as the smog hit the area about a fortnight ago.