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New Delhi: Delhi saw the overall air quality fell to a "very poor" category on Thursday with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score over 300. The stubble burning activity in Haryana, Punjab and nearby border regions have shown an increasing trend over the last 48 hours. It is still happening and stubble burning has just started, it can't contribute so much to air pollution," he added. As air quality slips in Delhi, stringent actions have been taken by the state government to tackle the situation. However, according to SAFAR, the overall air quality of Delhi was at the lower end of the very poor category on Thursday..