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The aerial prime successful the nationalist superior plunged into the ‘severe’ class connected Sunday (November 9, 2025), with the wide Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded astatine 391 astatine 7 a.m., according to information from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Several parts of the metropolis registered alarming contamination levels with AQI readings crossing the 400-mark.
As per CPCB data, Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 412, Alipur reported 415, and Bawana registered the highest level astatine 436. Chandni Chowk recorded an AQI of 409, portion RK Puram and Patparganj logged 422 and 425, respectively. Sonia Vihar besides recorded a ‘severe’ AQI of 415, indicating hazardous aerial conditions crossed the city.
Earlier connected Saturday (November 8), aerial prime successful the nationalist superior remained successful the ‘very poor’ class successful the greeting arsenic Delhi’s wide Air Quality Index (AQI) speechmaking stood astatine 355 arsenic of 8 a.m.
On Friday (November 7), the aerial prime successful the nationalist superior dipped to the ‘very poor’ category, with Delhi’s wide Air Quality Index (AQI) lasting astatine 312, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
On Thursday (November 6), Delhi’s wide AQI recorded astatine 8 americium was 271, categorised arsenic ‘poor’, according to information from the CPCB.
Several monitoring stations crossed the metropolis consistently recorded ‘very poor’ aerial prime levels during the past week. Anand Vihar reported an AQI of 332, Alipur 316, Ashok Vihar 332, Bawana 366, Burari Crossing 345, Chandni Chowk 354, Dwarka Sector-8 310, ITO 337, Jahangirpuri 342, Mundka 335, Narela 335, Okhla Phase-II 307, Patparganj 314, Punjabi Bagh 343, RK Puram 321, Rohini 336, and Sonia Vihar 326--all categorised arsenic ‘very poor’ arsenic of 8 am, according to CPCB’s unrecorded aerial prime index.
Since Deepavali, the Air Quality Index (AQI) successful Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) has been reeling nether the ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ categories successful respective areas, adjacent arsenic Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) remains successful effect.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has already announced the doubling of parking fees crossed the nationalist superior aft the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage II was invoked owed to deteriorating aerial quality.
According to CPCB, an AQI betwixt 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’, and 401-500 ‘severe’.
