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Toxic haze lingers as Delhi’s air remains ‘very poor’; farm fire impact set to rise

New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) Delhi’s air quality on Friday remained in the ‘very poor’ category for the second day in a row, as the veil of toxic smog cloaked the city.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s 4 pm daily bulletin, the 24-hour average AQI for Delhi stood at 322, degrading slightly from Thursday’s reading of 311.
A day earlier, the capital witnessed a sharp surge in the level of pollutants, raising the AQI by over 100 points due to smoke coming from farm fires in Punjab, and the overnight bursting of firecrackers by the residents on Gurupurab.
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