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Delhi’s Air Quality Stays ‘Very Poor’ As Capital Records Coldest November Day in Three Years

A return to ‘severe’ conditions is expected through midweek despite Stage III curbs.

A cold wave is announced when the minimum temperature falls below 10°C, with a departure of 4.5°C or more below normal for two days in a row.
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Overview

  • Delhi’s average AQI hovered around 356–360 on Monday morning after a 24-hour average of 377 on Sunday, with six monitoring stations in the ‘severe’ band and Bawana peaking at 427, CPCB data show.
  • IMD reported a minimum of 9°C on Sunday (8.7°C at one station on Monday), the lowest November reading since 2022, with shallow fog and cold, stable air hampering pollutant dispersion.
  • The Early Warning System/IMD forecast indicates ‘severe’ air from November 17 to 19 and overall ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ conditions for the next several days, with no rain expected.
  • GRAP Stage III remains in force across Delhi-NCR, including bans on most non-essential construction, restrictions on BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers, hybrid/online classes for primary grades, curbs on polluting industries, and limits on diesel generators.
  • Courts and public responses intensified: the Supreme Court advised virtual hearings and sought stubble-burning reports from Punjab and Haryana, and Mumbai saw generally moderate to unhealthy citywide AQI with hotspots touching very poor to severe (e.g., BKC 322 on Sunday; Wadala 365 on Monday).