NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality plunged further in the ‘severe’ zone for the third consecutive day on Thursday. Schools in the national capital are shut in view of the toxic air quality.
Government agencies had earlier warned that pollution levels in the national capital will continue to deteriorate to nearly the ‘emergency’ zone on Thursday.
The air quality index (AQI), as calculated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at 7 am was 463. This was against the overall AQI reading of 456 on Wednesday.
The Delhi government on Wednesday had ordered all government and private schools in the city to remain shut on November 14-15 due to the deteriorating air quality.
(Agencies)
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