SC ban on firecrackers violated all across country on Diwali, air quality nosedives to 'unhealthy' category in many states

There was no respite to the pollution woes for Delhiites as the pollution level nosedived to 'severe plus emergency' category on Thursday. A thick haze engulfed Delhi on Thursday as it recorded its worst air quality of the year on the morning after Diwali. Delhi's pollution level post-Diwali nearly doubled in comparison to last year as people burst firecrackers before and after the Supreme Court stipulated time frame of 8 pm to 10 pm. The overall air quality index (AQI) Thursday was recorded in the "severe plus emergency" category at 642, according to Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) data.

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