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New Delhi: On Diwali, Delhi’s air quality plunged further late at night, with 24 out of 38 monitoring stations recording pollution levels in the “very poor” category, while Anand Vihar entered the ‘severe’ zone with AQI readings crossing 400.<\/p>\nNew Delhi: On Diwali, Delhi’s air quality plunged further late at night, with 24 out of 38 monitoring stations recording pollution levels in the “very poor” category, while Anand Vihar entered the ‘severe’ zone with AQI readings crossing 400.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 296 at 4pm, placing it in the “poor” category. By 10 pm, the AQI had worsened to 306, entering the “very poor” category and the red zone, according to CPCB data.<\/p>\n
The forecast for the coming days indicates a similar trend, with the air quality expected to deteriorate further into the “severe” category on Tuesday and Wednesday, the day after Diwali, as per the
\ndepartment’s prediction.<\/p>\n
Out of 38 monitoring stations in the national capital, 24 reported “very poor” air quality, while Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 409 at 10 pm, falling in the “severe” category.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the evening, 12 stations reported air quality in the “very poor” range, including Wazirpur (364), Vivek Vihar (351), Dwarka (335), and RK Puram (323). Other areas such as Siri Fort, Dilshad Garden, and Jahangirpuri recorded an AQI of 318, while Punjabi Bagh stood at 313, Nehru Nagar at 310, Ashok Vihar at 305, and Bawana at 304, CPCB data showed.<\/p>\n
Transport emissions contributed 15.1 per cent to Delhi’s air pollution on Sunday, based on data from the Decision Support System (DSS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi: On Diwali, Delhi’s air quality plunged further late at night, with 24 out of 38 monitoring stations recording pollution levels in the “very poor” category, while Anand Vihar entered the ‘severe’ zone with AQI readings crossing 400. According to Kashmir Media Service, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city recorded an Air …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":186091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t