Topic: दीवाली

Delhi’s air turned toxic after Diwali, with the average AQI at 371 on November 9 and 376 on Diwali, November 8, the highest festival-day level in five years.

After Diwali, Delhi’s air turned severe, with AQI crossing 400 in several areas. Dense smog affected visibility and breathing on Monday morning.

Diwali was celebrated with pomp in East Delhi’s Yamuna Paar area, where homes, lanes and markets were lit with lamps and fireworks continued late into the night.

After Diwali, cold conditions are expected to increase in Delhi-NCR, with morning fog likely to reduce visibility, according to the IMD forecast.

On Diwali night, Delhi came under the grip of firecracker smoke and toxic air as air quality deteriorated rapidly in several areas.

As air pollution rose in Delhi on Diwali night due to firecracker smoke, data from several key air quality monitoring stations suddenly stopped appearing online.

Delhi’s air quality worsened after Diwali fireworks, with the average AQI at 368 and levels crossing 400 at 15 monitoring stations, according to CPCB data.