Overview
- Delhi’s citywide AQI dropped to about 202 on Nov 5, the best reading since Oct 13, as north-westerly winds up to roughly 15 kmph dispersed pollutants, according to CPCB and IMD data.
- By early Nov 6, air quality worsened again: CPCB showed the overall index back in the poor range near 264 with many stations in very poor, while AQI.in reported severe levels near 600 at some locations.
- The Air Quality Early Warning System projects very poor conditions between Nov 6 and 8 with wind speeds forecast to fall below 10 kmph, allowing pollutants to accumulate.
- Authorities continued GRAP enforcement, issuing more than 20,000 challans to polluting vehicles and deploying over 1,200 teams along with anti-smog guns, sprinklers, and road cleaning operations.
- CREA’s October snapshot ranked Dharuhera the most polluted city and Delhi sixth, concluding that year‑round emissions drove the spike and that stubble burning contributed under six percent.