Experts say that if firecrackers are burned beyond the permitted hours, air quality will deteriorate even more rapidly.

New Delhi: With the onset of winter, air quality in the capital Delhi has remained “poor” for five consecutive days, and the situation is expected to worsen in the coming days. On Tuesday, October 21, the day after Diwali, the air quality index could reach the “severe” category (above 400) due to firecracker smoke. The AQI is expected to remain in the “very poor” category on Monday, October 20.

Experts say that if firecrackers are burned beyond the permitted hours (6 to 7 am and 8 to 10 pm), air quality will deteriorate even more rapidly. The Air Quality Early Warning System, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, has predicted that pollution levels could reach “severe”

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