Delhi's Air Turns 'Very Poor' Again: AQI Crosses 318, 24 Areas Severely Affected

• Delhi's air quality deteriorated to 'very poor' on Friday morning, with the AQI recorded at 318 by CPCB's Sameer app.
• This marks a worsening from Thursday's AQI of 279, after a brief improvement a day earlier.
• 24 out of 40 monitoring stations in Delhi reported 'very poor' AQI, while the remaining stations recorded 'poor' air quality.
• Areas like Nehru Nagar (389), Anand Vihar (382), and R.K. Puram (380) recorded alarmingly high AQI levels.
• Okhla Phase-2 (373), Vivek Vihar (364), and Siri Fort (357) were among other locations with 'very poor' air quality.

Why It Matters: Delhi's air quality worsened to 'very poor' with AQI 318, impacting 24 areas severely.