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Delhi’s air quality continues to remain in the “severe” category, with Air Quality Index (AQI) registering at 436 on Sunday morning, according to data provided by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).
The air quality improved marginally on Sunday, but is still in the “severe” category.
The city’s air quality had deteriorated to “hazardous” category on Friday, a day after Diwali. The air quality remained in the “hazardous” category in several parts of the city on Saturday as well, with the air quality index (AQI) registering above 600 at Anand Vihar and Faridabad.
The deteriorating air quality in Delhi, triggered by the bursting of firecrackers and stubble burning in neighbouring states, is unlikely to improve drastically in the next few days.
Amid reports of stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, the situation is unlikely to improve till next week. Punjab alone has more than 3,500 stubble burning spots as shown by satellite data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
These spots are unlikely to reduce immediately as the peak harvesting season is going to start in the agrarian states of Punjab and Haryana and hence, the problem might actually aggravate if the meteorological conditions become unfavorable once again.
