Delhi Air Quality Dips Again As 13 Areas Slip Into Severe Zone, No Relief In Sight
Delhi woke up to another day of toxic air on Friday, with pollution levels sinking deeper into the ‘very poor’ category. As of 7:05 AM, 13 locations across the capital showed air quality in the ‘severe’ zone, according to the government’s SAMEER monitoring platform.
The city’s average AQI touched 372 on Friday morning. Several neighbourhoods, including RK Puram, Nehru Nagar, Ashok Vihar, Jahangirpuri, Rohini and Vivek Vihar, crossed the 400 mark — a level considered hazardous for public health. The spike continues a trend that has gripped the city all week.
On Thursday, Delhi recorded an average AQI of 391, staying just below the ‘severe’ limit for the seventh consecutive day, as reported by the Central Pollution Control Board . Over 15 monitoring stations logged readings above 400, signalling dangerous levels of particulate matter across the city. The week has seen a steady decline in air quality with average AQIs of 392 on Wednesday, 374 on Tuesday, and 351 on Monday.
Forecasts from the Air Quality Early Warning System suggest that Delhi is unlikely to get any relief soon. The air is expected to worsen further and may slip deeper into the ‘severe’ category, remaining between ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ for the next six days.
On Thursday, the SAMEER app showed that 18 out of Delhi’s 38 functional monitoring stations recorded ‘severe’ readings. Areas such as Chandni Chowk, Anand Vihar, Bawana, Mundka, Narela, Wazirpur and the DTU campus were among those reporting levels above 400.
Source-wise data from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology’s Decision Support System shows that vehicular emissions continue to be the biggest contributor to Delhi’s toxic air. Vehicles accounted for 17.3% of the city’s particulate matter on Thursday. Farm fires, though significantly lower this year, still added 2.8% to the pollution load. For Friday, the contributions are projected at 16.2% from vehicles and 1.8% from farm fires.
With air quality worsening by the day and forecasts offering little optimism, Delhi’s pollution problem appears far from over.
The city’s average AQI touched 372 on Friday morning. Several neighbourhoods, including RK Puram, Nehru Nagar, Ashok Vihar, Jahangirpuri, Rohini and Vivek Vihar, crossed the 400 mark — a level considered hazardous for public health. The spike continues a trend that has gripped the city all week.
On Thursday, Delhi recorded an average AQI of 391, staying just below the ‘severe’ limit for the seventh consecutive day, as reported by the Central Pollution Control Board . Over 15 monitoring stations logged readings above 400, signalling dangerous levels of particulate matter across the city. The week has seen a steady decline in air quality with average AQIs of 392 on Wednesday, 374 on Tuesday, and 351 on Monday.
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Forecasts from the Air Quality Early Warning System suggest that Delhi is unlikely to get any relief soon. The air is expected to worsen further and may slip deeper into the ‘severe’ category, remaining between ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ for the next six days.
On Thursday, the SAMEER app showed that 18 out of Delhi’s 38 functional monitoring stations recorded ‘severe’ readings. Areas such as Chandni Chowk, Anand Vihar, Bawana, Mundka, Narela, Wazirpur and the DTU campus were among those reporting levels above 400.
Source-wise data from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology’s Decision Support System shows that vehicular emissions continue to be the biggest contributor to Delhi’s toxic air. Vehicles accounted for 17.3% of the city’s particulate matter on Thursday. Farm fires, though significantly lower this year, still added 2.8% to the pollution load. For Friday, the contributions are projected at 16.2% from vehicles and 1.8% from farm fires.
With air quality worsening by the day and forecasts offering little optimism, Delhi’s pollution problem appears far from over.
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