20 November,2025 11:40 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
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The air quality in the city stayed in the 'very poor' category for the seventh consecutive day on Thursday, with an AQI reading of 398.
Data on the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Sameer app also showed that 21 of the 40 stations recorded Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in the 'severe' category.
DTU, Burari, Chandni Chowk, Anand Vihar, Mundka, Okhla, Bawana and Wazirpur were among stations that recorded an AQI above 400.
On Wednesday morning, 18 stations were in the 'severe' category, a level of pollution that can affect even healthy individuals.
As per the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 to 100 "satisfactory", 101 to 200 "moderate", 201 to 300 "poor", 301 to 400 "very poor" and 401 to 500 "severe".
The minimum temperature settled at 11.4 degrees Celsius, 0.9 notches below the season's average, and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 27 degrees Celsius.
The relative humidity was 95 per cent at 8.30 am, the IMD said.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday told the Delhi Government that school children should not be made to play outdoor sports during the highly polluted winter months from November to January.
Justice Sachin Datta, while hearing a plea filed by minor students, said the authorities were failing to protect children's health and must change the annual sports calendar so that no outdoor events are held during these toxic months.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that construction workers out of work since the implementation of GRAP-3 in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, must be provided a subsistence allowance.
Hearing the air pollution case, a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai also directed the governments of the aforesaid states to implement preventive measures to reduce air pollution and to ensure that their reviews are regularly conducted.
The Supreme Court has also stated that matters concerning air pollution must be listed monthly.
In view of the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) III was implemented on November 11 across the national capital by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). The measures aim to control emissions through stricter restrictions on construction, vehicular movement, and industrial operations.
