Overview
- CPCB data shows Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI rose to 322 on Friday and 361 by 4 pm Saturday, with several stations including Wazirpur and Burari exceeding 400.
- The IITM Decision Support System estimates stubble burning will contribute around 30% to PM2.5 over the weekend, with transport near 15–17%.
- Satellite counts reported hundreds of crop-residue fires across Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with northwesterly flows carrying smoke under cooling, slow-wind conditions.
- Authorities intensified cleaning and enforcement under GRAP and announced staggered government and MCD office hours from Nov 15 to Feb 15 to ease traffic emissions.
- Private monitors reported brief “hazardous” spikes early Friday even as CPCB city averages stayed in the very poor band, and student and activist groups held protests over health risks.