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VK Saxena also urged public to stay indoors, particularly children and the elderly, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) has exceeded 800 in certain areas.
The images showed the increase on October 29 when the farm fire incidents in the state rose to 1,068.
While the Centre defers implementation of stricter measures under the final stage of the air pollution control plan, experts believe the chief culprits have been vehicular emissions, smoke from stubble burning and low wind speed.
Delhi's air quality index remained in the very poor category for the sixth consecutive day, with the prominent pollutants being PM 2.5 and PM 10.
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