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In Photos: Delhi air pollution eases slightly as AQI drops below severe mark

Updated On: 20 January, 2026 11:23 AM IST | ronak mastakar

Delhi`s three-day run of `severe` air pollution ended on Tuesday morning, with the city`s average Air Quality Index (AQI) showing a marginal improvement and settling in the `very poor` category at 395. (Pics/PTI)

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Delhi`s three-day run of `severe` air pollution ended on Tuesday morning, with the city`s average Air Quality Index (AQI) showing a marginal improvement and settling in the `very poor` category at 395. (Pics/PTI)

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Delhi`s three-day run of `severe` air pollution ended on Tuesday morning, with the city`s average Air Quality Index (AQI) showing a marginal improvement and settling in the `very poor` category at 395. (Pics/PTI)
<p>Despite the improvement, pollution levels remained worrying across monitoring stations.</p>

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Despite the improvement, pollution levels remained worrying across monitoring stations.

<p>Out of the total stations reporting, 23 were still in the `severe` category, 14 in `very poor`, and 1 in `poor`, according to data from the CPCB Sameer app.</p>

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Out of the total stations reporting, 23 were still in the `severe` category, 14 in `very poor`, and 1 in `poor`, according to data from the CPCB Sameer app.

<p>Wazirpur recorded the worst air quality with an AQI of 445, followed closely by Anand Vihar at 444 and Jahangirpuri at 443.</p>

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Wazirpur recorded the worst air quality with an AQI of 445, followed closely by Anand Vihar at 444 and Jahangirpuri at 443.

<p>According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) classification, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered `good`; 51 to 100 is `satisfactory`; 101 to 200 is `moderate`; 201 to 300 is `poor`; 301 to 400 is `very poor`; and 401 to 500 is `severe`.</p>

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According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) classification, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered `good`; 51 to 100 is `satisfactory`; 101 to 200 is `moderate`; 201 to 300 is `poor`; 301 to 400 is `very poor`; and 401 to 500 is `severe`.

<p>The city had experienced three consecutive days of `severe` air pollution. On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, the AQI exceeded the 400 mark, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to implement Stage 4 restrictions.</p>

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The city had experienced three consecutive days of `severe` air pollution. On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, the AQI exceeded the 400 mark, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to implement Stage 4 restrictions.

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