Air quality in Delhi and nearby areas on Tuesday remained in the "poor" category as winds speed dipped. The air quality in Delhi-NCR is expected to remain in the "moderate" and "poor" categories for the next two days.
At 9:30 am, Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 218 as compared to Monday's AQI of 215.
An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered "poor", 301-400 "very poor" and 401-500 severe".
The concentration of particlate matter (PM) 2.5 was at 96 while the PM10 level was recorded at 154.
However, weather experts said, pollution levels are likely to

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