Delhi's air pollution crisis came under fresh scrutiny on Diwali night after several air quality monitoring stations across the national capital stopped reporting real-time AQI data. Data gaps were reported at key locations, including Nehru Nagar, RK Puram, Dwarka and JNU. At RK Puram, the AQI had reportedly touched 924 before updates stopped. The Aam Aadmi Party has accused the Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government of halting pollution monitoring at stations where AQI levels were rising, raising questions over transparency and the availability of pollution data.
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Toxic air in parts of India's capital New Delhi soared to more than 58 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit Monday.
Real-time figures from the CPCB's Sameer mobile application and station-level monitoring indicated widespread pockets of extreme toxicity across the national capital
Sudden discontinuation of online data is not surprising for those who follow the website on Diwali evening regularly.
The Commission for Air Quality Management had already invoked Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan across Delhi-NCR on Friday.
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