Delhi's Air Quality Remains 'Very Poor', Anti-Smog Gun Sprays Water Around City - IN PICS

Delhi air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was reported to be 409 on Monday.

Delhi air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was reported to be 409 on Monday.

Part of the city where AQI remains above the city's average showed a marginal improvement from Sunday, yet nowhere close to the safe margins. (Photo: PTI)

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 347 as of 7:30 am on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's Jahangirpuri recorded the highest AQI at 409. In most areas of the national Capital, AQI levels remained between 300 and 400, with some areas exceeding 400. (Photo: PTI)

As Delhi-NCR continues to witness worsening air quality with the onset of winter, the month-long anti-open burning campaign kicked off in the national capital on November 6. (Photo: PTI)

The AQI levels in other cities within the Delhi-NCR region included Haryana's Faridabad at 165, Gurugram at 302, and Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad at 242, Greater Noida at 300, and Noida at 237. (Photo: PTI)