Delhi air quality stood at 348 today , November 22, morning at 6:30 am, and 394 at 9:30 am which lies in the ‘very poor’ category according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).✅️

The minimum temperature was recorded at 10.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, while the relative humidity was recorded at 76 per cent at 8:30 am.

Delhi has been witnessing a steep increase in AQI levels after a marginal improvement on Sunday.

The increase in AQI levels comes after the Centre on Saturday had removed stringent curbs, including a ban on construction work related to linear projects and the entry of polluting trucks, in Delhi following a drop in pollution levels due to favourable wind speed and direction.✅️

On Monday, a bench of National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava noting the Air Quality Index (AQI) from November 9-19 said, “In a block of past 11 days the air quality was severe for three days, very poor for five days and poor for three days. Thus we do not notice any significant improvement in the air quality."