The city was seen covered with a layer of smog early in the morning. Anand Vihar recorded the highest AQI with 419 which falls under the ‘Severe’ category.

After a few less-polluted days, Delhi’s air quality plunged to “very poor" on the day of Diwali.  According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) daily bulletin, the city’s air quality index (AQI) slipped from 307 on Wednesday to 328 today.

The city was seen covered with a layer of smog early in the morning. Anand Vihar recorded the highest AQI with 419 which falls under the ‘Severe’ category.

Delhi recorded an AQI of 218 on Diwali day in 2023, 312 in 2022, 382 in 2021, 414 in 2020, 337 in 2019, 281 in 2018, 319 in 2017, and 431 in 2016, according to the CPCB data.

Yesterday, several areas in the city had an AQI ranging between 200 and 300 under the ‘Poor’ section, however, on the day the country celebrates Diwali, the air quality in various localities in Delhi deteriorated to ‘Very Poor’.

Here’s the area-wise AQI in Delhi:

• Anand Vihar: 419
• Ashok Vihar: 368
• Burari Crossing: 353
• Chandni Chowk: 301
• DTU: 281
• Dwarka-Sector 8: 359
• IGI Airport (T3): 303
• ITO: 306
• Jahangirpuri:395
• Lodhi Road: 259
• Mundka: 367
• Najafgarh: 281
• Narela: 303
• North Campus, DU: 334
• Patparganj: 350
• Punjabi Bagh: 369
• RK Puram: 384
• Rohini: 357
• Wazirpur: 396

AQI in Noida

Noida recorded a ‘Poor’ air quality, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data at 8 am.

Here’s the area-wise AQI in Noida

• Sector – 125: 224
• Sector – 62: 285
• Sector-1: 254
• Sector-116: 272

AQI in Gurugram

Gurugram, which is also a part of the National Capital Region (NCR), recorded ‘Poor’ air quality at 8 am.

Here’s the area-wise AQI in Gurugram

• NISE Gwal Pahari: 310
• Sector-51: 262
• Teri Gram: 219
• Vikas Sadan: 258

An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor, and 401-500 is severe.