Delhi breathes toxic air as govts set to submit emergency plan Monday

Air quality in Delhi, often ranked the world's most polluted capital, has declined due to crop stubble burning, emissions from transport, coal-fired plants.

Toxic air shrouded Delhi Monday morning, making it the third most polluted city on the planet as the city and central governments prepared to give the Supreme Court an emergency plan to manage the pollution.

The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was at 318, or in the 'very poor' category at 8am, according to the state-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). Readings below 50 are considered safe and anything above 300 is 'very poor or 'severe' to 'hazardous'.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday closed schools for a week and construction sites for four