Air pollution: Another day of 'very poor' air quality in Delhi and NCR

Delhi woke up to another day of bad air quality as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 308 by the System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), which falls in the "very poor" category.

To make matters worse, four fire-related incidents were reported in the capital in the last 24 hours including a fire at Bhalswa landfill site.

The PM2.5 (presence of particles in the air with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres) was recorded at 130. The PM10 level (presence of particles in the air with a diameter of less than 10 micrometres) in