No Escape For Delhi From ‘Toxic Air’ As CPCB Predicts More Air Quality Deterioration On Diwali

It has said post Diwali AQI in Delhi would further fall to “severe” category on November 13.

Earlier, the rains brought a little respite from toxic air to Delhi as the average air quality remained in the 'poor' category.

The air AQI in Noida and Gurugram continues to hover between the poor and moderate categories on Sunday.

The CPCB's pollution forecast released for the next six days suggested the relief might be temporary, making for rather sooty days when the air quality will deteriorate on and post Diwali.

Acording to the CPCB , the AQI in Anand Vihar was recorded 267 at 7am, while it stood at 241 in RK Puram. In Punjabi Bagh, the AQI clocked at 233 and 227 in ITO on Sunday morning.

In Noida Sector 62 in Uttar Pradesh, the AQI stood at 184 (moderate) AQI at 7am. However, the average AQI in Nodia Sector-125, AQI remained poor at 217.

Similarly, in Haryana's Gurugram, while AQI recorded at 260 in Sector-51, the air quality index improved at the moderate category (181) in Teri Gram, the CPCB data showed at 7am.

The overall air quality in Delhi at 7am on Friday was 407, according to data by the government's air-quality monitoring agency, SAFAR. The Air Quality Index recorded at 10am was 361, which, according to the index range, falls in the 'very poor' category but showed a slight improvement from the "severe" category.

This year, between November 2 and November 9, Delhi lived through its longest and most severe stretch of air pollution when the AQI was above 390 for a record eight consecutive days.