Summary:
This is for the first time that any part of Delhi has breached the very poor mark and air has become severe. The actions included informing authorities like Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and New Delhi Municipal Council to impose suitable penalties on the violations. The ambient air quality on the city otherwise also remained poor, with the AQI at 291, only few points away plunging to the very poor slot. AQI at Anand Vihar 315, 301 at Anand Vihar, 369 at Dwarka Sector 8, 337 at Jahangirpuri among other places. many areas in the city like Dwarka Sector 8, Anand Vihar,Ashok Vihar showed unprecedented high level of pollution, falling under the 'very poor' category..