<p>Fire tenders sprinkled water in some parts of the national capital on Saturday as part of measures to curb pollution, officials said.</p>.<p>The Delhi Fire Services conducted the operation in Wazirpur, Dwarka and Ohkla areas of the city, they said.</p>.<p>"The work of spraying water was started around 4 pm from Wazirpur area, followed by Dwarka and Okhla. Three fire tenders were deployed and they were continuously working," said Director, Delhi Fire Service, Atul Garg.</p>.<p><strong>Read:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/delhis-air-quality-poor-stubble-contributes-to-pollution-903171.html" target="_blank"> Delhi's air quality poor, stubble contributes to pollution</a></strong></p>.<p>The operation of spraying water will be expanded in other areas in the future as per requirement, a senior fire official said.</p>.<p>The air quality of Delhi was recorded in the 'poor' category on Saturday.</p>.<p>The city recorded a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 286. It was 239 on Friday and 315 on Thursday, the worst since February 12 when the AQI was 320.</p>.<p>An AQI between 0 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'. </p>
<p>Fire tenders sprinkled water in some parts of the national capital on Saturday as part of measures to curb pollution, officials said.</p>.<p>The Delhi Fire Services conducted the operation in Wazirpur, Dwarka and Ohkla areas of the city, they said.</p>.<p>"The work of spraying water was started around 4 pm from Wazirpur area, followed by Dwarka and Okhla. Three fire tenders were deployed and they were continuously working," said Director, Delhi Fire Service, Atul Garg.</p>.<p><strong>Read:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/delhis-air-quality-poor-stubble-contributes-to-pollution-903171.html" target="_blank"> Delhi's air quality poor, stubble contributes to pollution</a></strong></p>.<p>The operation of spraying water will be expanded in other areas in the future as per requirement, a senior fire official said.</p>.<p>The air quality of Delhi was recorded in the 'poor' category on Saturday.</p>.<p>The city recorded a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 286. It was 239 on Friday and 315 on Thursday, the worst since February 12 when the AQI was 320.</p>.<p>An AQI between 0 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'. </p>