NEW DELHI: Delhi residents woke up to thick grey haze on Tuesday, with the city’s air quality plunging into the 'very poor' zone after many continued bursting firecrackers beyond the two-hour limit set by the Supreme Court. Data from 36 out of 38 monitoring stations indicated pollution levels in the 'red zone', reflecting 'very poor' to 'severe' air quality. By 10 pm, Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 344 (‘very poor’), with Dwarka (417), Ashok Vihar (404), Wazirpur (423), and Anand Vihar (404) reporting ‘severe’ levels, according to the SAMEER app by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A comparison of post-Diwali air quality in Delhi 2024 (Nov 1): Despite heavy firecracker bursting, above-normal temperatures and favourable winds helped dispe

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