With an AQI of 429, Delhi was the most polluted city in the country on Thursday, ahead of Faridabad (428) and Manesar (413). A day earlier, the AQI had been 370, but local pollutants accumulated without any scope for dispersion leading to a sharp deterioration in air quality. Air monitors at Dwarka, Lodhi Road, Jawaharlal Stadium, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Najafgarh, Nehru Nagar, Punjabi Bagh, Pusa, Patparganj, RK Puram, Rohini, Shadipur and Siri Fort, among others, all recorded readings in the severe category. With stubble burning having declined, Delhi only had its local pollution sources to blame for the dismal situation. Stay tuned with TOI for latest updates.