The thick clouds of polluted air continue to blanket the country’s capital Delhi on Wednesday with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 413 at 8 am slipping to the ‘severe’ category. Meanwhile, the Graded Response Action Plan ( GRAP)- ||| remains in action across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). However, the recording in most parts of the region surpassed 400, with Wazipur recording the highest AQIof 459, falling under ‘severe’ air quality and NSI Dwarka recorded an AQI of 215, falling under ‘poor’ air quality, as recorded by the Central Pollution Control Room.
‘Severe’ Air Quality in the National Capital
The air quality by almost every monitoring station falls in the category of severe. The AQI in Anand Vihar records 438, Ashok Vihar 439, Alipur 431, Aya Nagar 405, Bawana 451, Burari Crossing 439, CRRI Mathura Road 428, Chandni Chowk 449, Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range 429, Dwarka Sector-8 422, ITO 433, Jahangirpuri 446, JLN Stadium 422, Mundka 442, Narela 437, Nehru Nagar 440, Okhla Phase-2 418, Patparganj 436, Punjabi Bagh 437, RK Puram 432, Rohini 442, Sirifort 403 and Sonia Vihar 434.
Areas with ‘very poor’ Air Quality
The station like that of DTU Delhi (373), IGI Airport T3 (395), IHBAS Dilshad Garden (307), Lodhi Road (309), Najafgarh (384), and Shadipur (392) recorded the Air Quality of the Category ‘very poor.’ Meanwhile, , the average AQI (Air Quality Index) in Delhi for the period between January 1st and November 9th, 2025.
As air quality in the national capital continues to worsen, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has enforced Stage III restrictions of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region (NCR), with Delhi’s air now classified as ‘Severe’.
The CAQM sub-committee implemented these measures after the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) jumped from 362 on Monday to 425 on Tuesday morning, attributing the sharp rise to calm winds, atmospheric stability, and other unfavourable weather conditions.
