New Delhi: Delhi recorded its most polluted Diwali in five years, with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 376. Pollution levels showed only a marginal improvement the following morning, as a thick blanket of smog enveloped the city.
The overall AQI stood at 371 at 10 am on Monday, the highest reading on the day after Diwali since 2021.
Of the 51 monitoring stations recording data, 14 were in the ‘severe’ category, four in the ‘poor’ category and the remaining 33 in the ‘very poor’ category.
Delhi Technological University (DTU) recorded the highest AQI of 439. Earlier in the morning, the city’s overall AQI was 370 at 8 am.
