Overview
- Delhi’s average AQI stood around 267–269 this morning, keeping the city in the poor bracket, according to CPCB readings.
- Strong winds near 18 km/h over the past two days dispersed pollutants and briefly improved overall air quality.
- Intra-city hotspots persisted with very poor air, including NSIT Dwarka at 324, Bawana at 319, and Jahangirpuri at 313.
- The Centre’s Early Warning System projects very poor air on December 11–12 with an outlook of severe to very poor from December 13.
- Authorities continued road washing, sprinklers, and curbs on polluting activities as IMD signalled dense fog and a cold wave, while modelling estimated vehicles contributed about 17.1% of local pollution.