Delhi struggles to breathe as air quality worsens from 'very poor' to 'severe'Delhiites continue to gasp for clean air as pollution levels across the capital remain in the ‘severe’ category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
As of 7 am, the ten most polluted areas were Bawana (462), Wazirpur (460), Mundka (450), Punjabi Bagh (451), Rohini (451), Jahangirpuri (448), Nehru Nagar (448), Mathura Road (447), Dwarka Sector-8 (445) and Anand Vihar (442).
Meanwhile, several other stations, including Shadipur (388), DTU (371), Dilshad Garden (293), Lodhi Road (288) and NSIT Dwarka (228), continued to record air quality in the ‘very poor’ range early Tuesday.
| Sl no | Monitoring station | AQI |
| 1 | Alipur | 434 |
| 2 | Anand Vihar | 442 |
| 3 | Burari Crossing | 442 |
| 4 | Chandni Chowk | 412 |
| 5 | IGI Airport (T3) | 413 |
| 6 | Mundka | 450 |
| 7 | Narela | 444 |
| 8 | North Campus, DU | 436 |
| 9 | Patparganj | 438 |
| 10 | Wazirpur | 460 |
The AQI scale classifies air quality as: Good (0–50), Satisfactory (51–100), Moderately Polluted (101–200), Poor (201–300), Very Poor (301–400), and Severe (401–500). Higher AQI readings indicate increasingly unhealthy air.