Delhi pollution: Air quality plummets after improving marginally on Sunday, visibility affected

The air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region worsened on Monday with the pollution level falling under the “severe” category. The Air Quality Index in RK Puram area recorded PM2.5 (particles in the air with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres) levels at 426 and PM10 at 351, according to data recorded by the Central Pollution Control Board. In Chandni Chowk, while PM2.5 was recorded at 491, PM10 was read at 444. The air quality in Anand Vihar area in the national Capital recorded PM2.5 349 and the PM10 level was said to be at 328. The PM2.5 level around Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium was recorded at 336, while PM10 was at 301. Visibility on the roads was low in the morning, reports said.