Overview
- Delhi’s overall AQI reached 359 at 10 am on Tuesday, placing the city in the very poor category, according to CPCB data.
- Wazirpur and Jahangirpuri recorded severe readings of 408, Burari Crossing hit 405, and Shadipur registered 399, highlighting sharp local spikes.
- Swiss monitor IQAir ranked Delhi first globally for pollution, with Lahore second, Karachi fourth, Mumbai fifth, and Kolkata eighth.
- The Commission for Air Quality Management had activated GRAP Stage 2 measures in anticipation of the post‑Diwali deterioration.
- The pollution surge reignited political fault lines as AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj questioned the absence of promised artificial rain and BJP’s Amit Malviya pointed to stubble burning in Punjab.