Delhi air quality turns "severe" again 2 days after Diwali

On Tuesday, Delhi's minimum temperature settled at 12 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal.

Published on: Nov 14, 2023 10:11 AM IST

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Smog engulfs India Gate in New Delhi on Monday. (PTI) (HT_PRINT)

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A thick layer of smog engulfed various parts of Delhi amid rise in pollution levels on Tuesday morning. (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)

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The Air Quality Index (AQI) re-entered the "severe" category in several areas on Tuesday.  (ANI)

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Based on data provided by nine out of the 40 monitoring stations in Delhi, Delhi's AQI stood at 363 - very poor category, at 8 am.  (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)

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Bursting of firecrackers till late Sunday night led to a spike in pollution levels amid low temperatures.  (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)

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The AQI stood at 275 at 7 am on Monday and gradually rose to 358 by 4 pm.  (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)

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"It's evident that the spike in pollution levels post Diwali is due to two factors -- firecracker bursting and farm fires -- with fireworks being the predominant reason in this case," an official of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), a statutory body responsible for formulation of strategies to reduce pollution in Delhi-NCR, was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.  (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)

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According to IQAir, a Swiss company that specialises in air quality monitoring, Delhi was the most polluted city in the world on Monday. (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)