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Disaster● Elevated25m ago · Nov 9, 2026, 4:23 AM

AQI slips to 'severe' in Delhi; Mumbai, Chennai wake up to smog morning after Deepavali

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia

Delhi’s air quality plunged to the edge of the “severe” category on Monday as post-Deepavali pollution surged, with AQI readings above 400 across the capital and smog spreading to Mumbai, Lucknow and other major cities.

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