Delhi continued to battle hazardous pollution on Sunday as a thick blanket of smog hovered over the city, pushing air quality deep into the ‘very poor’ category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the AQI around the region stood at 384, indicating severely degraded air that poses health risks for residents.
The dense smog reduced visibility across several parts of the national capital, disrupting morning traffic and adding to the discomfort of commuters.
Visual from the ITO area as a layer of toxic smog blankets in the national capital. Check the video here.
#WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from the ITO area as a layer of toxic smog blankets the city.
AQI (Air Quality Index) around the area is 384, categorised as ‘Very Poor’, as claimed
by CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board). pic.twitter.com/4wCKo5KNcp
— ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2025
As per the official data, the average AQI stood at 370 on Saturday, 374 on Friday, 391 on Thursday, 392 on Wednesday, 374 on Tuesday, and 351 on Monday.
The CPCB’s Sameer app, which displays AQI readings from all monitoring stations across Delhi, showed that out of 38 operational stations, 14 recorded air quality in the severe category on Sunday.
Among all of the operational stations, only Mandir Marg recorded the best air quality in the ‘poor’ range with AQI at 299.
As per CPCB standards, an AQI between 0-50 is ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’ and 401-500 ‘severe’.
Earlier, on November 21, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) carried out a large-scale inspection drive in Haryana’s Sonipat as part of its “Operation Clean Air” initiative to assess compliance with pollution-control norms.
Of the 101 sites inspected, 29 were found violating CAQM guidelines, including several industrial units and construction and demolition (C&D) sites, ANI reported.
