Overview

• CPCB reported an AQI of 426 at Akshardham on Sunday morning, with several Delhi stations in very poor to severe categories.
• Delhi’s average AQI climbed through the day to about 302 by evening, prompting fresh curbs under the graded response plan.
• Stage II measures include limiting government and other vehicles on roads, halting construction activity at sites, and intensifying dust mitigation.
• DSS attribution for Saturday put transport emissions at 15.6 percent of Delhi’s particulate load, while IMD forecast clear skies that favor pollutant stagnation.
• Government data showed Ghaziabad as the most polluted city on Saturday with an AQI near 324, and experts warned that Diwali fireworks could worsen conditions in the coming days.