Bhumi SLAMS firecracker bursting in Mumbai after pollution pushes AQI above 400

NewsentertainmenthindibollywoodBhumi Pednekar SLAMS firecracker bursting in Mumbai after Diwali night pollution pushes AQI above 400 in several areas Bhumi Pednekar SLAMS firecracker bursting in Mumbai after Diwali night pollution pushes AQI above 400 in several areas TOI Entertainment Desk / etimes.in / Updated: Nov 09, 2026, 19:32 IST Bhumi Pednekar SLAMS firecracker bursting in Mumbai after Diwali night pollution pushes AQI above 400 in several areas Firecrackers bursting on Diwali night led to a sharp rise in pollution in Mumbai.

Nine of the city’s 25 air quality monitoring stations recorded poor air on Monday morning. Actor Bhumi Pednekar has now voiced concern over the worsening air after the celebrations.Bhumi Pednekar’s posts on Instagram Bhumi Pednekar shared on Instagram Stories: “Houses have caught fire, the AQI is hazardous, roads are full of waste, it's 3 am, and all I can hear are loud crackers.

Our roads were full of people bursting crackers on them out in the open, even when it’s not allowed. This is heartbreaking. @my bmc ®mumbaipolice.”<div data-pos="0" class="id-r-component iIpbx undefined Mumbai’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 171 on Monday morning, which falls in the moderate category.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an AQI of 0-50 is good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor and 401-500 is severe.Besides the nine stations with poor air, 12 were in the moderate category and three were satisfactory.

Only Borivali East recorded good air quality.Several areas cross 400 overnight Some pockets of the city saw far higher readings than the citywide average. In Chembur, the AQI rose to 334 and then climbed to 401 overnight before easing to 216 by 7 am.Navy Nagar was among the worst hit.

Its AQI was already 359 around 10 pm and stayed close to 400 through the night, peaking at 497 at 2 am. By 7 am, it had dropped to 274.At Shivaji Nagar, the AQI spiked to 444 at 11 pm. Readings were lower before and after that spike, and the AQI stood at 223 at 7 am.

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