Delhi's Diwali-night pollution data shows PM2.5 levels peaked at 3,744 mcg per cubic metre at Mundka, over 60 times the national standard.
\n\nDelhi's missing Diwali-night pollution data has finally revealed the scale of the capital's pollution spike, with PM2.5 concentrations touching 3,744 micrograms per cubic metre at one monitoring station in the early hours of Monday, November 9.
\n\nThe reading was more than 60 times the national 24-hour standard of 60 mcg per cubic metre.
\n\nThe hourly pollution data, released by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Monday evening, showed that several parts of the capital recorded alarming levels of fine particulate matter following Diwali celebrations on Sunday.
\n\nMundka recorded the highest PM2.5 concentration at 3,744 mcg per cubic metre at 2 am on Monday. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) registered 3,023 mcg per cubic metre at 4 am, while NSUT's West Campus recorded 3,008 mcg per cubic metre at 5 am.
\n\nOther locations also reported extreme pollution levels. Mandir Marg recorded 2,908 mcg at 3 am, followed by Nehru Nagar at 2,808 mcg and Wazirpur at 2,721. Eleven DPCC monitoring stations recorded PM2.5 concentrations exceeding 2,000 mcg.
\n\nThe release assumes significance as pollution readings from several monitoring stations had…
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