Delhi NCR Chokes in 'Very Poor' Air Quality; Smog Blankets Region

• Delhi and NCR recorded "very poor" air quality on December 24, with an overall AQI of 349.
• Air quality marginally improved from earlier "severe" levels (AQI 412), with most stations below 400.
• Areas like Nehru Nagar (399), Okhla Phase 2 (382), and Mundka (385) reported the highest AQI.
• NCR cities including Ghaziabad (309), Greater Noida (344), Noida (355), and Gurugram (316) also faced "very poor" air.
• Rohtak (387) and Dharuhera (329) in Haryana also reported "very poor" air quality.

Why It Matters: Delhi NCR continues to battle "very poor" air quality despite marginal improvement from severe levels.