New Delhi: The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi and its surrounding areas increased drastically to 'very poor' category, a day after Diwali. The national capital territory (NCT) woke up to thick and heavy layer of smog. Notably, this year, Delhi celebrated the festival of lights with ‘green’ firecrackers after the ban was lifted by the Supreme Court last week.

On Tuesday, Several monitoring stations marked in the 'Red Zone' of pollution. Most areas of the NCT recorded the AQI over 400.

Visuals from #Akshardham as a hazy morning engulfs Delhi, the Air Quality slipping into the ‘Poor’ category, with GRAP-2 curbs to combat rising #pollution levels. #Delhi #AirPollution #AQI #GRAP2 #PollutionAlert #AirQuality #AirCrisis #WeatherUpdate pic.twitter.com/18Dk7PDErM — DD Ne

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