The smog reduced the visibility to merely 300 meters in the morning affecting traffic, an official of the India Meteorological Department said.
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi stood at 398 at 11 am, worsening from 357 at 4 pm on Friday. It was 354 on Thursday, 271 on Wednesday, 302 on Tuesday and 312 on Monday (Diwali).
Sunday's tally of coronavirus cases was 17 per cent higher than the 2,716 infections registered a day before.
The air quality in Delhi is turning worse, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.
The air quality had turned 'severe' on Saturday evening with stubble burning accounting for 32 per cent of Delhi's PM2.5 pollution, but firecracker emissions and calm winds made the situation even worse.
ASG said it would be impossible to accommodate people in public transport if odd-even scheme is made applicable for two-wheelers also.
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The dip in the air quality can be attributed to low wind speed and temperatures which allowed accumulation of pollutants.
The ministry said 151 out of the 578 people who contracted the infection have recovered or migrated.
The NGT directed the Delhi govt not to implement the scheme unless it established that it was not counter-productive.
The neighbouring cities of Faridabad (469), Greater Noida (464), Ghaziabad (470), Gurgaon (472) also recorded 'severe' air pollution levels.
The United States embassy's pollution monitor recorded 'hazardous' air quality with the index scoring an alarming 878, which the mission considers 'beyond its air quality index' (AQI), which ends at 500.
With CPCB saying that the air quality is not severe now, the SC partially lifted its ban.
It is believed that the crop residue burning in the nearby states of Punjab and Haryana are contributing to polluting the air.
Delhi recorded an air quality index of 315 at 11:10 am. The last time the air quality hit such a poor level was in February.
The pollution board said that the situation will improve further by Sunday if favourable conditions prevail.
The PM2.5 level (presence in the air of particles with a diametre of less than 2.5 micrometres) touched a new high at 158 as authorities predicted further deterioration of air quality in the coming days.
Report by Greenpeace also presented a grim picture of India's pollution level.
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While Delhi boasts of one of the best metro systems in the world and decent infrastructure, reckless construction, legalising unauthorised colonies, and the worsening water and air quality dent its image of being a robust cosmopolitan city.
A Central Pollution Control Board official said the AQI entered the "severe plus" or "emergency" category late on Thursday night, the first time since January this year.
Delhi is a year-round health hazard that visitors shun like the plague, says Sunil Sethi.
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