Overview
- CPCB data show Delhi’s 24-hour AQI rose from 332 on Friday to 385 on Saturday and crossed into the severe band at 403 by 10 pm on Sunday.
- Around half of the city’s monitoring stations hit the severe range, with hotspots such as Anand Vihar and Shadipur registering around 445–451.
- Visibility at IGI Airport dipped to roughly 500 metres in the morning and more than 400 flights were delayed with three cancellations, according to officials and flight-tracking data.
- IMD issued an orange alert for very dense fog on Monday and forecasts persistent low winds under a western disturbance, while AQEWS expects very poor air for several days.
- Authorities kept GRAP Stage III curbs in force and said they are monitoring conditions for any need to reconvene on tighter measures.