Delhi AQI Reaches Severe 403 as Smog Blankets the City

Delhi’s air quality entered the <b>severe category</b> on Friday morning, with the AQI at 403 at 6.05 am and remaining at that level at 8 am and 9 am, according to the CPCB’s Sameer app. The source says the reading triggered GRAP Stage III restrictions. Of 58 monitoring stations reporting at 8 am, 33 recorded severe air quality, 24 very poor and one moderate. IIT Delhi recorded the highest AQI at 488, followed by Chandni Chowk at 479 and Delhi University’s North Campus at 478. Smog reduced visibility in several parts of the city.