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During the past three days, the bodies of 50 people evidently belonging to the underprivileged backgrounds were recovered around Delhi

The IMD predicted that the maximum temperature on Thursday is likely to hover around 25 degrees.

The Delhi transport department in its order said, the sub-committee for operationalisation of the revised GRAP has reviewed the air quality scenario as well as the forecast for meteorological conditions and air quality index in Delhi.

The AQI is getting into the very poor and severe categories in many areas. Here is the list of AQIs in different areas of Delhi.

The overall air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'severe' category on Friday morning

There has been a sudden increase in cases of headache, anxiety, irritation, confusion and decrement of cognitive abilities, especially among the vulnerable populations such as the elderly, schoolgoing children and pregnant women, Dr Neeraj Gupta, head of the pulmonary medicine department at the Safdarjung Hospital, told PTI.

The overall air quality in Delhi continued to remain in the 'poor' category for the third straight day on Saturday morning, as per the SAFAR-India

The overall air quality in Delhi continues to remain in the 'Poor' category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 249 on Friday morning

Delhi on Monday recorded a 24-hour average air quality index of 175 which falls in the moderate category.

At IGI Airport, it was observed that the AQI had reached poor category -- 211 by Saturday evening. However, at Lodhi road the AQI was 136 in moderate category.

This period in 2023 has also witnessed a remarkable reduction in daily average PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations over the last 6 years.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.

Nehru Zoological Park, Pashamylaram, and ICRISAT areas worst affected, with AQI levels remaining poor for two months

Pashamylaram area records higher pollution levels due to high number of industries, according to TSPCB

This is a massive dip as the capital city had, on Monday recorded a minimum temperature of 8.4 degrees Celsius after 11.4 on Sunday and 14.4 degrees Celsius on Saturday, respectively.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".

This is a significant improvement from the air pollution levels of the last few days, which soared due to the use of firecrackers in Diwali.

An AQI between 0-50 is marked good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101- 200 is moderate, 201- 300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor and 401-500 is considered severe.

Delhi witnessed six “severe” air days on the trot from November 4 to November 9, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

The visibility in the national capital has reduced due to the presence of a high level of smog in the air.