Mainly due to strong winds, the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 79 on the day next to Dussehra. It is the lowest level since the Pollution Control Board started indexing the air in 2015, a report by the Times of India (TOI) said.
On the day of Dussehra, the AQI was at 211 under the "poor" category. It fell to 79 the next day, under the "satisfactory" category. Since 2016, on the next day of Dussehra, Delhi has been recording the same or worse AQI as on the day of Dussehra.
The state government had also