Delhi AQI today: Delhi’s air quality further slipped into the ‘very poor’ category, with the AQI touching 387 at 11 am, compared to 218 a day earlier, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Wazirpur in north Delhi and RK Puram were the worst-affected areas, with AQI levels of 432 and 425, respectively, at 7 am. This placed both in the “severe” category. Other hotspots included Bawana (410), Rohini (409), and Dwarka (401).

Delhi AQI today: Worst-affected areas

Air pollution in Delhi entered “severe” levels with AQI above 400 at 18 out of 39 monitoring stations, as per CPCB data. The most affected areas included Siri Fort, RK Puram, Punjabi Bagh, CRRI Mathura Road, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Nehru Nagar, Dwarka Sector 8, Ashok Vihar, Jahangirpuri, Rohini, Vivek Vihar, Wazirpur, Bawana, Pusa, Mundka, Anand Vihar, Chandni Chowk and Burari Crossing.

Air quality in neighbouring cities wasn’t far behind. Gurugram (365), Noida (362), Greater Noida (347), and Ghaziabad (354) also reported “very poor” air. In Dharuhera, located in Haryana’s Rewari district, the AQI stood at 440, placing it in the “severe” category.

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According to the CPCB classification, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51-100 “satisfactory”, 101-200 “moderate”, 201-300 “poor”, 301-400 “very poor”, and 401-500 “severe”.

Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 30.5°C, three notches below the seasonal average, while the minimum stood at 19.4°C, about 3.3 degrees above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The humidity level was 73% at 5:30 pm. The IMD has also predicted shallow fog on Sunday morning, with temperatures expected to hover around 31°C and 18°C.

AQI in major Indian cities

At 11 am today, Delhi recorded the highest pollution levels among major cities with an AQI of 387, placing it in the “very poor” category.

Cities with “moderate” air quality included Jaipur (147) and Lucknow (112), while Ahmedabad (61), Bengaluru (71), Chennai (86), and Hyderabad (65) fell under the “satisfactory” category. Meanwhile, Mumbai (56), Patna (48), and Pune (45) recorded the cleanest air, with Mumbai being “satisfactory” and Patna and Pune both in the “good” category.

Delhi-NCR AQI on November 1

City/TownIndex ValueAir Quality
Delhi303Very Poor
Bhiwani114Moderate
Charkhi Dadri375Very Poor
Faridabad196Moderate
Ballabgarh319Very Poor
Gurugram276Poor
Manesar160Moderate
Bahadurgarh254Poor
Jind330Very Poor
Karnal251Poor
Narnaul215Poor
Mandikhera (Nuh)83Satisfactory
Palwal120Moderate
Panipat287Poor
Rohtak389Very Poor
Sonipat239Poor
Alwar84Satisfactory
Bharatpur74Satisfactory
Bhiwadi214Poor
Baghpat321Very Poor
Bulandshahr214Poor
Khurja135Moderate
Noida292Poor
Greater Noida265Poor
Ghaziabad298Poor
Hapur295Poor
Meerut326Very Poor
Muzaffarnagar319Very Poor
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To improve the air quality in the national capital, the Delhi government has banned the entry of old commercial and diesel vehicles from other states. Trucks, pickups, and BS-III or older diesel vehicles will no longer be allowed into the city. To enforce the rule, 23 inspection teams from the Transport Department and Traffic Police have been deployed at key entry points such as Kundli, Tikri, Rajokri, Aya Nagar, and Kalindi Kunj.

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa inspected pollution-control measures at Anand Vihar, one of the city’s most affected areas. He said that there are 13 pollution hotspots across Delhi and assured that the government is closely monitoring and addressing each of them. The government, he said, is installing permanent water sprinklers in these hotspots.