New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality continued to remain in the very poor category Monday as a thick haze engulfed the city which is battling alarming levels of pollution.
An overall Air Quality Index of 348 was recorded which falls in the very poor category, according to data of the Central Pollution Control Board.
Twenty-nine monitoring stations located in different parts of the city recorded very poor air quality while four stations recorded severe air quality.
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.
Authorities have attributed the deterioration of air quality to localised factors like construction activities and vehicular pollution as well as regional factors like pollution by stubble burning from neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana.
A thick smog engulfed the national capital as authorities said the situation may further deteriorate next month during the festival.