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Delhi’s Air Quality Slides to ‘Very Poor’ as Several Areas Reach ‘Severe’

Weak winds with a low ventilation index are trapping PM2.5, keeping conditions very poor through November 4.

Overview

  • CPCB reports a 24-hour average AQI of 366 on Sunday, the season’s second-highest after Friday’s 373.
  • Several Delhi stations breached 400 in the ‘severe’ category, with Wazirpur among the worst hit.
  • PM2.5 remained the dominant pollutant as weak winds limited dispersion, official bulletins said.
  • Nearby NCR cities logged ‘very poor’ air — Gurugram 357, Ghaziabad 351, Noida 348, Greater Noida 340 — while an IQAir snapshot ranked Lahore most polluted globally.
  • Public fitness events proceeded, including an Indian Air Force marathon and cyclothons, as a ban on entry for non‑compliant commercial goods vehicles took effect from November 1.