Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of smog on Tuesday morning, with the air quality plummeting to alarming levels just a day after the Diwali celebrations. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 350 as of 8 am, plunging the city into the "Very Poor" category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The surge in pollution levels has been attributed to the bursting of firecrackers during Diwali, which, despite a Supreme Court ruling on the sale of 'green crackers,' led to a significant spike in hazardous pollutants like PM 2.5. The capital has faced a major air quality deterioration, particularly in the wake of the festival of lights.

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