Overview
- Delhi’s overall AQI slipped to roughly 292–305 on Friday, but stations such as Anand Vihar and Akshardham reached about 403 in the ‘severe’ band.
- GRAP Stage 2 stays in force across the NCR, with agencies intensifying road sweeping, water sprinkling, higher parking fees and regulated DG set use.
- Forecasts indicate air quality will fluctuate between ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ for several days, with a weak western disturbance bringing a light drizzle chance on Oct 27–28.
- The Delhi government has readied a cloud‑seeding operation for Oct 29 after a Burari test flight validated equipment without producing rain.
- Post‑Diwali, PM2.5 and PM10 now dominate; DSS attributed about 15.7% of Thursday’s pollution to transport, and stubble fires were detected regionally as purifier sales rose 60–70% and mask sales about 40%.