New Delhi: The air quality in many parts of the national capital is in the ‘severe’ and ‘very severe’ category. The air quality index (AQI) in the city at 9.05 am was 437.
The AQI at Shadipur, ITO, Siri Fort, RK Puram, Punjabi Bagh, Delhi University centres was recorded at 438, 400, 430, 462, 469 and 454 respectively.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a high-level meeting in view of the increasing pollution in the city.
The Haryana and Centre are blaming the Punjab’s stubble burning for rising pollution.