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Delhi Faces Severe Air Quality from Nov 9 as Smog Covers City on Deepavali
✍️ The Hindu
🗓 09 Nov 2026, 03:03 AM
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Air Quality Early Warning System predicts Delhi's AQI will enter severe category from November 9, with 20 monitoring stations reporting high pollution levels.
On the night of Deepavali, thick smog enveloped Delhi, obscuring the skyline and raising concerns about air quality. The Air Quality Early Warning System (EWS) has issued a forecast that Delhi’s AQI will slip into the ‘severe’ category starting on November 9. The warning covers 20 monitoring stations across the city, indicating widespread pollution. Authorities expect the severe conditions to persist for the following days, urging residents to take precautions.