Overview
- Delhi’s citywide AQI fell to 387 in the very poor band, with 12 of 37 monitoring stations still in severe and 24 in very poor, CPCB data showed.
- Wazirpur posted the day’s highest AQI at 433 and Bawana hit 429, with PM2.5 and PM10 remaining the dominant pollutants across the capital.
- Gurugram averaged an AQI of 278 in the poor category, as hotspots spiked—Gwal Pahari at 373 and Sector 51 at 312—with PM2.5 readings exceeding 300 µg/m³ at several sites.
- District officials in Gurugram said enforcement is being intensified on dust, traffic and planning violations, citing continued low wind that is trapping pollutants near the surface.
- Source tracking indicated transport accounted for about 19.8% of Delhi’s pollution and stubble burning 8.5% on Friday, with forecasts indicating a higher share from farm fires on Saturday, while Bhopal logged repeated poor to very poor days and saw limited dust-control measures resumed only near sensors.