Delhi pollution on Diwali rockets to worst in 5 years
Delhi pollution on Diwali rockets to worst in 5 years
- ✓Delhi pollution on Diwali rockets to worst in 5 years
- ✓Post-Diwali AQI in 2025 was 351, 339 in 2024, 358 in 2023, 303 in 2022 and 462 in 2021.
- ✓Diwali-eve this year, Nov 7, was the most polluted since 2016, with AQI of 369.Meanwhile, several monitoring stations failed to report crucial AQI data.
- ✓Initially, hourly data went missing for 35 air quality monitoring stations.
NewsIndia NewsDelhi pollution on Diwali rockets to worst in 5 years NEW DELHI: Delhi saw its most polluted Diwali day in five years, with AQI touching 376 at 4pm Nov 8, the worst since 2021. The city, however, narrowly escaped its worst post-Diwali pollution day in five years, with Monday's AQI touching 370 at 11am before improving to 344 by 4pm, better than 2025's post-Diwali air quality.Diwali AQI in 2025 (Oct 20) was 345, 328 in 2024 (Oct 31), 218 in 2023 (Nov 12), 312 in 2022 (Oct 24) and 382 in 2021 (Nov 4).
Post-Diwali AQI in 2025 was 351, 339 in 2024, 358 in 2023, 303 in 2022 and 462 in 2021. Diwali-eve this year, Nov 7, was the most polluted since 2016, with AQI of 369.Meanwhile, several monitoring stations failed to report crucial AQI data.
Initially, hourly data went missing for 35 air quality monitoring stations. Although DPCC later updated data at some of its stations, several went blank at peak pollution hours, and only 47 contributed to average AQI on Diwali day.
Delhi has 60 monitoring stations managed by DPCC, CPCB, IITM and IMD, of which one had been defunct for a few months.Firecrackers emerged as the biggest contributor a day before Diwali (Chhoti Diwali), accounting for 41.1% of the total load, according to IITM data till 9am Nov 8.
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| Issuing Authority | Times of India National |
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| Topic Category | TECHNOLOGY |
| Jurisdiction | All India / National |
| Publication Date | 9 November 2026 |