Delhi's air quality remained 'very poor' despite slight improvement

The CPCB directed public and enforcement agencies to immediately join social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on which citizens can lodge their complaints

Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" category on Thursday, with NCR in tandem with the national capital compelling pollution watchdog Cental Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to ask agencies to join social media so that citizens can lodge complaints on pollution directly.

According to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR), the overall air quality index (AQI) in the city was recorded at 310, which falls in the "very poor" category.

At 392, the overall air quality of Greater Noida was the worst in the National Capital Region (NCR), just points below the "severe" category. Gurgaon,