Delhi Air Quality Drops Back To 'Very Poor' Category, AQI At 313

Delhi's air quality deteriorated back to the 'very poor' category on Wednesday, as the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) settled at 313, merely a day after increased wind speed provided a slight improvement, lowering the pollution levels to the 'poor' category.The transport sector is expected to be the largest contributor to pollution on Wednesday, while the impact of stubble burning is anticipated to increase on Thursday, potentially worsening air quality further over the next few days, according to Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) models.According to the Air Quality Early Warning System (EWS) for Delhi, the particulate matter concentration in the air - PM2.5 and PM10 - is also set to see an increase for the next two days.Of the 58 monitoring stations that recorded data on Wednesday, only one station was in the 'severe' category, 34 were in the 'very poor' category, 22 in the 'poor' category and only one in the 'moderate' category.The air quality monitoring station in the Delhi Cantonment area recorded 'moderate' air quality, with an average AQI of 117.The…