Delhi air pollution: AQI ‘severe’ again; thick smog reduces visibility. Schools to be closed soon?
Delhi air pollution: Delhi residents woke up to ‘severe’ air quality on Thursday morning (November 14), a day after the national capital recorded the worst AQI in the country, with dense smog blanketing the NCR, reducing visibility. On Wednesday, the Air Quality Index (AQI) turned 'severe' for the first time this season, even as the central pollution watchdog attributed the deterioration to an “unprecedentedly dense” fog and described it as an “episodic event”.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPC data, the AQI in Delhi's Anand Vihar was 466 ('severe plus' at 10am on Thursday.
Aya Nagar, Ashok Vihar, and Wazirpur are some of the areas that recorded the worst air quality in Delhi. The air quality crosses over 400, which falls under the severe category.

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), however, opted not to enforce Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which includes measures like halting in-person classes for primary schools and imposing a blanket ban on construction activities.