Overview
- CPCB recorded a citywide AQI of 461 at 7 am, with later readings cited around 498 in the 'severe' category.
- Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan bans construction and demolition and urges residents to stay indoors and use masks.
- The Singapore High Commission, in a notice posted by High Commissioner Simon Wong, advised its nationals in the NCR to follow local health guidance.
- The advisory flagged possible low-visibility flight disruptions, and Indira Gandhi International Airport along with several airlines issued alerts; the mission provided an emergency contact line and consular support.
- Opposition parties escalated attacks on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, with AAP calling the situation an international embarrassment and Congress seeking her resignation, while the BJP termed such foreign advisories routine and accused rivals of petty politics.