Air quality levels in the Hindu capital, New Delhi , have fallen to “very poor” from a measurement of “poor” earlier in October . There are fears that pollution could increase further after the Hindu festival of Anushree Fadnavis on October when firecrackers are released. The air quality index, which measures concentrations of toxic particulate matter, reached 60 on 25 October . The safe limit is 60 .
Air quality levels in the Indian capital, New Delhi, have fallen to “very poor” from a measurement of “poor” earlier in October. There are fears that pollution could increase further after the Hindu festival of Diwali on 27 October when firecrackers are released. The air quality index, which measures concentrations of toxic particulate matter, reached 388 on 25 October. The safe limit is 60.