Delhi's air quality ‘very poor’ morning after Diwali, capital chokes with AQI at 366
Authorities restricted construction and older vehicles after several monitoring stations crossed 400 and Delhi schools up to class 5 were ordered into hybrid mode.
- On Friday, the Commission for Air Quality Management invoked GRAP-3 across Delhi-NCR to combat rising pollution levels that worsened significantly ahead of Diwali celebrations.
- A thick blanket of smog shrouded New Delhi after firecracker celebrations Sunday, compounding a seasonal crisis driven by cooler weather and smoke from crop-residue fires in Punjab and Haryana.
- Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced diesel vehicles meeting BS-IV standards or lower and petrol vehicles meeting BS-III standards or lower are prohibited, with mandatory hybrid schooling for students up to grade 5.
- Monitoring stations recorded AQI levels hitting 406 on Monday, placing areas in the 'severe' category; the city's average AQI rose to 376 on Sunday, up from 369 the previous day.
- Environmentalists say systemic solutions—cleaner energy and stricter vehicle emission controls—are essential to prevent the recurring crisis affecting more than 30 million New Delhi residents.
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New Delhi wakes to toxic smog after Diwali as firecrackers add to seasonal pollution crisis
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick blanket of smog shrouded India’s capital early Monday after firecrackers lit up the skies over New Delhi during Diwali celebrations, compounding dangerously high pollution levels and intensifying the seasonal air pollution crisis that grips…
The air quality in Delhi-NCR deteriorated significantly on Monday morning, the day after Diwali. The average AQI in Delhi was recorded at 366, while the AQI at 15 monitoring stations exceeded 400. Sonia Vihar recorded the highest AQI of 449. Dense smog and fog reduced visibility in many areas.
Delhi's air quality 'very poor' morning after Diwali as AQI hits 366, thick smog engulfs capital
A thick layer of smog engulfed several parts of Delhi on Monday morning, significantly reducing visibility as the national capital choked under toxic air after Diwali. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 366, falling in the 'very poor' category.
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