The overall air quality in the national capital continued to hover in the ‘very poor’ category on Thursday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

As per the CPCB, the AQI at IGI Airport (T3) was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category at 334 on Thursday morning. The AQI in the New Moti Bagh area was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category at 343 at 7 a.m. The air quality in Punjabi Bagh was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category at 405 at 7 a.m. on Thursday.

According to data shared by the CPCB, the AQI at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category at 345 on Thursday morning at 7 a.m.

The AQI for R. K. Puram was recorded at 360 in the ‘very poor’ range. Further, as per the CPCB, the AQI was recorded in the ‘very poor’ range at 358 in the Anand Vihar area at 7 am.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stressed the need to stop crop residue burning, which affects air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and asked state governments to take steps to curb pollution.

“Let us at least make an endeavour for the next winter to be a little better,” a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia said. Crop burning “must stop,” Justice Kaul said while underscoring the need for judicial monitoring to ensure people do not face the same scenario every winter.