New Delhi, November 24: The air quality in and around India Gate was qualified under "poor" category on Sunday morning. Also, the major pollutants in the air in Lodhi Road area was recorded under moderate category. A dense fog covered the India Gate early on Sunday morning as joggers and people took to the road for their daily walk and jog. Delhi Air Pollution: Air Quality Inches Towards ‘Severe’ Category Due to Calm Winds and High Humidity, Relief Likely on Saturday.

Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) had recorded a marginal improvement in the air quality on Saturday due to a slight increase in wind speed. The overall air quality index (AQI) in the city read 312 at 4 pm, down from 360 at the same time on Friday.

Most of the 37 air quality monitoring stations in Delhi recorded AQI in the lower end the "very poor" category.

Nehru Nagar was the most polluted area with an AQI of 351, while Dilshad Garden (213) was the least polluted.

Neighbouring Ghaziabad (347), Greater Noida (336), Gurgaon (278), Faridabad (280) and Noida (322) also recorded a slight dip in pollution levels.

Weather experts said the air quality will improve further on Sunday due to moderate winds blowing in the region. However, pollution is expected to increase again from Monday due to a dip in wind speed under the influence of a fresh western disturbance.

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