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A+ A-New Delhi: The overall air quality in the national capital fell to a ‘very poor’ category on Thursday with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 304, for the first time in the season as reports claimed that local pollutants had not been dispersed yet. Shukla, head of the air quality lab of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), said that the air quality has turned very poor as the dispersion of local pollutants is not happening due to adverse meteorological conditions. Shukla said that stubble burning is not very high in the capital, adding that winters will be crucial for assessing air quality. The CPCB has deployed 46 teams in the Delhi-NCR region to monitor air pollution which is being relayed through the Sameer app for action by the concerned authorities. According to a forecast by Safar India, the overall air quality of Delhi was at the lower end of the very poor category on Thursday, with PM2.5 as lead pollutants with a score of 125, falling in the very poor category..