Overview
- Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI was 308 on Sunday, rising to 318 on Monday morning, with multiple hotspots such as Bawana, Anand Vihar and ITO above 350.
- CPCB data showed 29 of 40 monitoring stations in the capital reporting ‘very poor’ readings, reflecting widespread particulate build-up.
- EWS guidance indicates the ‘very poor’ phase will persist through the week, as IMD notes only brief, insufficient wind and a short-lived rise in minimum temperatures.
- Decision-support attribution points to transport as the top local contributor at 16.5%, followed by industries at 8.1%, construction at 2.3% and residential emissions at 4%.
- Authorities escalated enforcement with a citywide cleanliness and dust-control drive, penalties of about ₹7 crore, 48 construction sites shut and over 1,750 inspections, while regional cities reported mixed conditions, including Mumbai’s haze (Bandra 125; AQI.in citywide 255), Lucknow’s ‘poor’ 208 and Lahore’s 291 with intensified anti-smog actions.