HealthPhoto: The HinduDelhi's Air Pollution Exceeds 50 Times WHO Limit During Deepavali Firecrackers
On Deepavali night, Delhi saw air pollution levels soar over 50 times the World Health Organisation's safe limit as residents ignored the Supreme Court's 10 p.m. firecracker ban. PM2.5 levels reached 760.99 micrograms per cubic meter in Akshardham and 767 micrograms in Anand Vihar at 11 p.m., far exceeding the WHO's 15 micrograms per cubic meter limit, according to Delhi Pollution Control Committee data.
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