Delhi’s post-Diwali pollution eases: AQI falls to 299, but 24 monitoring stations remain in ‘very poor’ category

Delhi’s air quality improved slightly on Wednesday, with the overall AQI dropping to 299 from 307 a day earlier, placing it in the ‘poor’ category. Several monitoring stations continued to record ‘very poor’ air quality, with Chhawla reporting the highest AQI of 396. Neighbouring Noida, Greater Noida and Gurugram also remained in the ‘poor’ category.