Brown haze and a dull sun greeted Delhites in the morning as pollution PM 2.5 levels continued to be ‘very unhealthy’ on 15th October, 2019, 12 days before Diwali. While Kolkata also saw unhealthy levels of pollution, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad fared much better with levels ranging from ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ to ‘moderate.’
In the NCR region, Anand Vihar continues to be in 'very unhealthy’ levels with air quality in the range of 305 PM 2.5.