Delhi’s air quality dropped to the ‘very poor’ category with an AQI of 349. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has urged neighboring states to halt the entry of diesel buses to help combat rising pollution levels, which pose health risks to residents ahead of winter.

Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to ‘very poor’ with an AQI of 349. The Centre has implemented stage two of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

Odisha, which is likely to bear the brunt of the cyclone, has kept ready around 800 cyclone shelters for people to be evacuated from vulnerable areas