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Delhi and NCR's air quality improves slightly but still in 'poor' category

Delhi's environment minister held a multi-stakeholder review meet and directed all officers and agencies to be in "war mode" to combat air pollution

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People commute during the foggy in Moradabad district on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

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Delhi's air quality improved slightly from 'very poor' to 'poor' category on Wednesday as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 290 by the System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

PM2.5 (presence of particles in the air with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres) was recorded at 117. PM10 level (presence of particles in the air with a diameter of less than 10 micrometres) in Delhi stood at 246, according to the data from SAFAR.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded the city's overall AQI at 254 on Tuesday evening.

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