The air high quality within the nationwide capital remained within the ‘very poor’ class on Sunday morning, with the general Air High quality Index (AQI) recorded at 391, in line with the Central Air pollution Management Board (CPCB).
In the meantime, information from the CPCB’s Sameer app confirmed that 22 monitoring stations reported air high quality within the ‘extreme’ vary, whereas 12 stations recorded ‘very poor’ air high quality with readings above 300, as on 10:05 am on Sunday.
Since Diwali, the AQI throughout Delhi and the Nationwide Capital Area (NCR) has hovered within the ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ ranges, at the same time as Stage II of the Graded Response Motion Plan (GRAP) stays in impact. Nonetheless, authorities have held again on implementing GRAP Stage III, which includes stricter curbs.
Greatest AQI in Delhi
The monitoring station of NSIT Dwarka recorded the most effective AQI at 198, which falls within the ‘reasonable’ class, the one location in Delhi to report an Air High quality Index under 200 on Sunday morning.
Different comparatively higher readings included IHBAS, Dilshad Backyard (263) and Lodhi Street (307), each of which fell within the ‘poor’ vary.
Delhi areas with most poisonous air
The worst AQI in Delhi was reported from Bawana (438), adopted by Jahangirpuri (436), Rohini (435), Wazirpur (430), Mundka (428), and Burari Crossing (428).
Different areas within the ‘extreme’ class included Nehru Nagar (425), Patparganj (424), RK Puram (423), Vivek Vihar (423), ITO (421), Narela (418), and CRRI Mathura Street (416).
In a number of different localities comparable to Punjabi Bagh (415), Ashok Vihar (415), Sonia Vihar (415), Alipur (414), Anand Vihar (410), Dr Karni Singh Taking pictures Vary (406), Chandni Chowk (405), Okhla Part-2 (404), and Sirifort (403), the AQI remained nicely above 400.
Full AQI checklist: From worst to greatest
| Rank | Space | AQI | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bawana | 438 | Extreme |
| 2 | Jahangirpuri | 436 | Extreme |
| 3 | Rohini | 435 | Extreme |
| 4 | Wazirpur | 430 | Extreme |
| 5 | Mundka | 428 | Extreme |
| 6 | Burari Crossing | 428 | Extreme |
| 7 | Nehru Nagar | 425 | Extreme |
| 8 | Patparganj | 424 | Extreme |
| 9 | RK Puram | 423 | Extreme |
| 10 | Vivek Vihar | 423 | Extreme |
| 11 | ITO | 421 | Extreme |
| 12 | Narela | 418 | Extreme |
| 13 | CRRI Mathura Street | 416 | Extreme |
| 14 | Punjabi Bagh | 415 | Extreme |
| 15 | Ashok Vihar | 415 | Extreme |
| 16 | Sonia Vihar | 415 | Extreme |
| 17 | Alipur | 414 | Extreme |
| 18 | Anand Vihar | 410 | Extreme |
| 19 | Dr. Karni Singh Taking pictures Vary | 406 | Extreme |
| 20 | Chandni Chowk | 405 | Extreme |
| 21 | Okhla Part-2 | 404 | Extreme |
| 22 | Sirifort | 403 | Extreme |
| 23 | North Campus (DU) | 399 | Very Poor |
| 24 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 391 | Very Poor |
| 25 | Mandir Marg | 390 | Very Poor |
| 26 | Dwarka Sector-8 | 388 | Very Poor |
| 27 | Pusa (DPCC) | 380 | Very Poor |
| 28 | Pusa (IMD) | 380 | Very Poor |
| 29 | Lodhi Street (IMD) | 376 | Very Poor |
| 30 | Sri Aurobindo Marg | 371 | Very Poor |
| 31 | Aya Nagar | 366 | Very Poor |
| 32 | IGI Airport (T3) | 360 | Very Poor |
| 33 | Shadipur | 359 | Very Poor |
| 34 | Najafgarh | 357 | Very Poor |
| 35 | Lodhi Street (IITM) | 307 | Poor |
| 36 | DTU | 317 | Poor |
| 37 | IHBAS, Dilshad Backyard | 263 | Poor |
| 38 | NSIT Dwarka | 198 | Reasonable |
Areas with ‘very poor’ air high quality
Among the many localities recording ‘very poor’ air, North Campus (399), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (391), Mandir Marg (390), Dwarka Sector-8 (388), Pusa (380), Lodhi Street (IMD) (376), Sri Aurobindo Marg (371), Aya Nagar (366), Shadipur (359), Najafgarh (357), and IGI Airport (360) had been among the many most affected.
In keeping with CPCB information, Noida and Ghaziabad recorded their poorest October air high quality in 5 years. Noida’s common AQI for October 2025 was 236, in contrast with 205, 202, 211, and 181 within the earlier 4 years.
Ghaziabad, too, confirmed the same pattern, averaging 227 this October — larger than its previous four-year vary of 194 to 224.
