Delhi Aqi Dussehra

Delhi's air quality worsened to the 'poor' category on Sunday, the day after Dussehra, with the Centre deciding to closely monitor the situation before taking anti-air pollution measures under Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan.

As the nation celebrated Dussehra on Tuesday by burning the effigies of Ravana, farmers in Punjab paced up the crop residue burning as 360 farm fires, the maximum in a day this season, were reported, taking the overall count to 2,306.

The air quality level in Delhi dipped to "very poor" category last night after the level of harmful pollutants shot up. The spike comes after firecrackers were burst as part of Dussehra celebrations even after repeated appeals by authorities to conduct eco-friendly celebrations.

Delhi's air quality worsened to the 'poor' category on Sunday, the day after Dussehra, with the Centre deciding to closely monitor the situation before taking anti-air pollution measures under Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan.

As the nation celebrated Dussehra on Tuesday by burning the effigies of Ravana, farmers in Punjab paced up the crop residue burning as 360 farm fires, the maximum in a day this season, were reported, taking the overall count to 2,306.

The air quality level in Delhi dipped to "very poor" category last night after the level of harmful pollutants shot up. The spike comes after firecrackers were burst as part of Dussehra celebrations even after repeated appeals by authorities to conduct eco-friendly celebrations.