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Delhi’s AQI slips to ‘very poor’ day after recording ‘unusual improvement’

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NEW DELHI: People in the national capital woke up to a hazy morning on November 27, 2018. The officials said that monitoring stations recorded air quality in the “very poor” category, a day after ‘unusual improvement’ in the conditions. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 320 in the “very poor” category.

According to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR), Delhi’s air quality will remain in the “poor” category, amidst a gradual increase in the pollution level, for the next two days.

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