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Crackers Account for 80% of Delhi’s Pollution on Monday, Says TOI
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 11 Nov 2026, 02:04 PM
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The Times of India reports that firecrackers were responsible for 80% of the capital’s air pollution on Monday.
Delhi’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Monday, with the city’s monitoring agencies attributing roughly four‑fifths of the rise in particulate matter to firecracker use, according to a report by The Times of India. The assessment was based on data collected by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, which compared emissions from fireworks with other sources such as traffic and industrial activity.
The spike coincided with the early celebrations of the festival season, a period traditionally linked to higher levels of atmospheric pollutants in the capital. Officials warned that the concentration of PM2.5 and PM10 crossed the hazardous threshold, prompting health advisories for vulnerable groups.
Environmental experts reiterated the need for stricter enforcement of the ban on fireworks in residential areas, citing the recurring pattern of pollution spikes each year. The report underscores the growing challenge of balancing cultural festivities with public health concerns in India’s most polluted city.
The spike coincided with the early celebrations of the festival season, a period traditionally linked to higher levels of atmospheric pollutants in the capital. Officials warned that the concentration of PM2.5 and PM10 crossed the hazardous threshold, prompting health advisories for vulnerable groups.
Environmental experts reiterated the need for stricter enforcement of the ban on fireworks in residential areas, citing the recurring pattern of pollution spikes each year. The report underscores the growing challenge of balancing cultural festivities with public health concerns in India’s most polluted city.