Toxic air refuses to lift as Capital’s AQI hits 418

Delhi’ air quality continued to choke the Capital on Wednesday, with the city recording an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 418, firmly in the ‘severe’ category, according to data from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).

- AIMAN FATIMA

The levels of PM2.5 and PM10, the two key pollutants, remained alarmingly high, marking the second consecutive day of hazardous air conditions across the National Capital Region (NCR).

As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI was 414 at 9 a.m., breaching the 400 mark across multiple monitoring stations. Wazirpur topped the chart with an AQI of 459, while the NSIT Dwarka station reported relatively better air quality at 215.