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The nationalist capital, Delhi, woke up to mediocre aerial prime connected Friday (December 19, 2025) morning, with the wide Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded astatine 387 astatine astir 8 a.m., placing it successful the ‘very poor’ category, according to information from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Air prime successful the metropolis deteriorated further compared to Thursday (December 18, 2025), erstwhile the AQI stood astatine 373 astatine 4 p.m. Large parts of the metropolis remained enveloped successful toxic smog.
Anand Vihar was shrouded successful heavy smog, with an AQI of 437, placing it successful the ‘severe category. A heavy furniture of smog besides engulfed areas astir ITO, Ghazipur, Palam and Greater Noida.
According to CPCB data, respective areas, including Vivek Vihar (436), Punjabi Bagh (412), R.K. Puram (436) and Nehru Nagar (425), saw further deterioration successful aerial prime and fell into the ‘severe’ category. Wazirpur besides recorded ‘severe’ aerial prime with an AQI of 406.
However, respective parts of Delhi showed flimsy variations successful aerial prime this morning. For instance, Dilshad Garden recorded an AQI of 356, which was amended than astatine different locations but was mediocre successful aerial quality. Other areas, specified arsenic Mandir Marg (342), Rohini (396), and North Campus (349), besides saw marginal improvement, but aerial prime remained successful the ‘very poor’ range.
According to AQI categorisation, 0-50 is ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’, and 401-500 ‘severe’.
Earlier, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa conducted astonishment inspections astatine respective petrol pumps, including those astatine the Delhi-Gurugram borderline and Janpath, to reappraisal compliance with the ‘No PUC, No Fuel’ directive.
He interacted with pump unit and instructed them to enforce the rules portion remaining calm and courteous.
He said, “You are the archetypal constituent of interaction successful this campaign. Cooperate with radical and explicate to them that this regularisation is for their wellness and the wellness of their children.”
The Minister besides directed that wide signboards, announcements, and amended queue absorption beryllium ensured.
Speaking to conveyance owners connected the spot, helium said, “This is not a substance of issuing challans; it is simply a question of cleanable air. Every valid PUCC issued contiguous is simply a tiny triumph successful our combat against pollution.”
On December 17, 29,938 PUCCs were issued successful Delhi. On December 18, up to 5.20 pm, 31,974 caller certificates were issued. Thus, the full crossed 61,000 successful astir 1 day. The authorities expects the fig of radical obtaining PUCCs earlier refuelling petrol oregon diesel to summation further.
The Minister said, “More than 60,000 radical getting their PUCCs successful a azygous time shows that erstwhile citizens spot that steps are being taken successful the nationalist interest, they widen afloat cooperation.”
