Delhi's November AQI: With 3 days in 'severe' grade, 2022 better than 2021

Delhi-NCR has not recorded a single 'good' air quality day in the first two weeks of Nov in 5 years

In the first 15 days of November, residents of Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) had to deal with fewer days of ‘severe’ air pollution as compared to the corresponding period last year. The air quality in the national capital was in the 'severe' category for three days in 2022 as against seven in 2021. In 2020, air quality had remained in the ‘severe’ category for eight days during this period, the worst in five years, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

In the last 5 years, the city has not recorded a single ‘good’ air quality day in