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On Diwali night, Delhi's skies lit up with fireworks, as residents celebrated the festival of lights. (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Despite the Supreme Court's relaxation allowing 'green' crackers, the city witnessed a surge in pollution levels. (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
At 5:30 AM on October 21, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 346, indicating 'very poor' air quality. (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) revealed that 34 out of 38 monitoring stations recorded AQI levels in the 'red zone' (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Wazirpur, Dwarka, and Ashok Vihar reported AQI levels exceeding 400, placing them in the 'severe' category (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Real-time data from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) showed PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations breaching safe limits by 15 to 18 times across several stations (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Residents took to social media, describing the city as a 'gas chamber' and reporting symptoms like throat irritation and burning eyes (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) enforced Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR to combat deteriorating air quality (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Residents and environmentalists are calling for stricter enforcement of firecracker regulations to prevent further deterioration of air quality (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
The Delhi Fire Service received 280 fire-related calls from 7 PM on Diwali night to 7 AM the next morning. (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Skyshots and other firecrackers lit up Delhi’s night, but the celebrations turned the air into a toxic haze, with smoke and pollutants choking the city and reducing visibility to near zero (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
On the morning of October 21, Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of smog, with an AQI reading of 352 at 8 AM (Source: Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
