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Severe AQI Hits Delhi Morning After Deepavali, Grey Haze Blankets City
✍️ The Hindu
🗓 09 Nov 2026, 03:01 PM
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Air quality in Delhi slipped to the ‘severe’ category on the morning following Deepavali, with a thick grey haze reducing visibility across several districts.
On the morning after Deepavali, Delhi's Air Quality Index rose to the "severe" bracket, the highest health‑risk category, as a dense grey haze settled over large parts of the city.
The sharp deterioration follows the festival, during which extensive firecracker use typically spikes particulate matter and other pollutants.
Residents in the affected zones reported noticeably reduced visibility and were cautioned to limit outdoor activities, especially vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly and those with respiratory ailments.
Authorities continue to monitor the air quality and have urged the public to adopt precautionary measures while the haze persists.
The sharp deterioration follows the festival, during which extensive firecracker use typically spikes particulate matter and other pollutants.
Residents in the affected zones reported noticeably reduced visibility and were cautioned to limit outdoor activities, especially vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly and those with respiratory ailments.
Authorities continue to monitor the air quality and have urged the public to adopt precautionary measures while the haze persists.