New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Delhi residents woke up to another day of toxic smog blanketing the city skies as pollution levels continued to remain in the "very poor" category on Monday, December 8.

The spell of toxic air has hung over Delhi for several weeks now. In the Akshardham area, the AQI (Air Quality Index) was recorded at 354.

Among the 40 recorded monitoring stations, 29 remained in the "very poor" category on Monday morning, according to the CPCB's Sameer App, with Mundka, Vivek Vihar and Anand Vihar reporting the highest AQI at 355. The other 11 stations recorded "poor" air.

The app showed that at 10 am, the air quality stood at 318, with 29 stations across the city reporting "very poor" levels.

The city logged a 24-hour average A...