New Delhi, Dec 3 || The national capital continued to suffer from toxic air, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi recorded as 'poor' on Tuesday.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the average AQI of Delhi-NCR was at 274 points till 7:30 a.m.
In eight areas of the city, the AQI level remained between 300 and above 400 -- 305 in Bawana, 307 in Jahangirpuri, 325 in Mundka, 304 in Nehru Nagar, 303 in RK Puram, 302 in Rohini, 342 in Shadipur, 306 in Siri Fort.
While in other and most areas of Delhi, the AQI level remained between 200 and above 300 -- Alipur (272), Anand Vihar (293), Ashok Vihar (285), Chandni Chowk (249), Mathura Road (235), Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range (293), DTU (265), Dwarka Sector 8 (299), IGI Airport (257), Dilshad Garden (262), ITO (235), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (250), Lodhi Road (232), Major Dhyanchand Stadium (271), Mandir Marg (262), Najafgarh (237), Narela (260), North Campus DU (261), NSIT Dwarka (252), Okhla Phase 2 (278), Patparganj (271), Punjabi Bagh (252), Pusa (248), Sonia Vihar (289) and Sri Aurobindo Marg (238).
In the Delhi NCR region, Faridabad remained at 255 points, Gurugram at 222, Ghaziabad at 181, Greater Noida at 195, and Noida at 162.