Delhi’s air quality continued to deteriorate on Tuesday, November 5, as pollution levels remained in the 'very poor' to 'severe' categories, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Delhi's air quality plummeted to hazardous levels with an AQI peaking at 627 in Anand Vihar. PM2.5 levels soared dangerously. The government is deploying 200 mobile anti-smog guns to mitigate dust particles.

Delhi’s air quality plummeted overnight, reaching alarming levels on Monday morning just few days after Diwali , with areas like Anand Vihar recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 433, marking the worst pollution levels of the season so far.

Delhi's air quality was on the brink of the 'severe' category on Sunday with an overall AQI reading of 382 – the worst recorded in the country for the day. Fifteen monitoring stations of the city recorded air quality levels in the 'severe' zone,

Delhi's air quality plunged into alarming depths early Sunday morning, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) breached the hazardous 500 threshold just days after Diwali, reaching a severe AQI reading of 507 at 7 am.