Delhi Smog Shuts Schools, Forces Online Classes

• Delhi-NCR smog worsens, air quality enters ‘severe’ category.
• CPCB reports Delhi's AQI at 462 Sunday morning.
• Low visibility reported due to thick smog layer.

New Delhi: Delhi-NCR residents are waking up to a thick layer of smog, and the air quality has also fallen to the ‘severe’ category. As of now, the Central

Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 462 on Sunday morning.

All 40 monitoring stations in Delhi recorded in the red zone, meaning the AQI was in the ‘severe’ category for all the stations. The visibility is also reported to be very low due to the thick layer of smog, and people find it more difficult to navigate in the early morning.

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