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Delhi breathed 'very poor' aerial connected Friday (November 21, 2025) arsenic the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded astatine 370, a marginal driblet from 391 the time before, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Earlier, officials predicted that the aerial prime could gaffe into the 'severe' category.
According to the CPCB, an AQI betwixt 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.
A full of 23 monitoring stations successful Delhi recorded 'very poor' aerial prime portion 13 recorded 'severe' contamination levels, the CPCB's Sameer app showed.
Wazirpur recorded the highest AQI astatine 442. R.K. Puram, Bawana, Anand Vihar, Jahangir Puri and Rohini recorded readings supra 400.
Delhi recorded a minimum somesthesia of 11.2° Celsius, 1.1 notches beneath normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The comparative humidity stood astatine 97%.
The IMD has forecast chiefly wide skies during the day. The maximum somesthesia is expected to settee astatine 27° Celsius.
