On Sunday evening, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 371 at 7 pm, classifying it as ‘very poor’. This reading was taken as residents celebrated Diwali.
Data from 59 monitoring stations showed that 19 stations recorded AQI in the ‘severe’ category, while seven were in the ‘poor’ category. The majority of stations, 33, reported ‘very poor’ air quality.
The highest AQI was observed in Jahangirpuri, reaching 460. Social media reports indicated the presence of smog and the smell of firecracker smoke in the air as celebrations intensified across the capital. The city’s air quality was reported to be close to the ‘severe’ threshold.
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Source: indianexpress.com
