By: Express Web DeskNew Delhi | Updated: November 20, 2025 08:41 AM IST 2 min readCommuters pass through Abdul Kalam Road, covered in dense smog, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) slips to 'severe’ category, in New Delhi. (ANI)Delhi’s air quality touched the ‘severe’ category, with the city’s AQI climbing to 400 Thursday, data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed.The forecast says Delhi’s air quality is likely to deteriorate further in the coming days, remaining in the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ range for the next six days, according to the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ Air Quality Early Warning System.CPCB’s Sameer app showed Wazirpur logging the city’s worst air quality with an AQI of 477, firmly in the ‘severe’ category. Lodhi Road recorded the lowest reading among the 39 monitoring stations at 269, categorised as ‘poor’, the data showed.Major pollution hotspots — including Anand Vihar (427), RK Puram (424), Punjabi Bagh (441), Mundka (441), Jahangirpuri (453), Burari Crossing (410) and Bawana (443) — were among 21 locations that reported ‘severe’ air quality levels, according to the CPCB.The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 392 on Wednesday — in the ‘very poor’ category — compared to 374 on Tuesday, 351 on Monday, 377 on Sunday (November 16), 386 on November 15 and 387 on November 14. Delhi last slipped into the ‘severe’ zone between November 11 and 13, CPCB data showed.As per CPCB standards, an AQI between 0–50 is ‘good’, 51–100 ‘satisfactory’, 101–200 ‘moderate’, 201–300 ‘poor’, 301–400 ‘very poor’ and 401–500 ‘severe’.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate fog, with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 27 and 11 degrees Celsius, respectively.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Delhi Pollution