While the minimum temperature was recorded at 20.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average, the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 9 am was 327

On Sunday, the AQI was 359, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'

The IMD reported a humidity level of 88 per cent in the morning

The weather department has forecast predominantly clear skies throughout the day, with the maximum temperature expected to reach around 34.2 degrees Celsius

According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the AQI at Anand Vihar area was recorded at 357 at 7 AM, in the 'very poor' category, dropping down from 405, from the 'severe' category recorded on Sunday. AQI around the Akshardham temple was recorded at 357, being worse than yesterday's AQI of 261 at 7 am

SAFAR has predicted that despite the ban on firecrackers till January 1 in Delhi, the additional emissions from the use of firecrackers and stubble burning, air quality in the capital is likely to remain in the 'Very Poor' category for the coming week

"The meteorological conditions are unfavourable for effective dispersion of pollutants," read a notice by SAFAR

The pollution in the river has become a widely debated between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva was hospitalised on Saturday morning after taking a dip in the Yamuna river to protest against the "corruption" of the Delhi government, which he said deprived the city of the funds meant for the cleaning of the river