Delhi Gasping Again: Air Quality Turns ‘Very Poor’, AQI Boards Go Blank | Ground Report

Pollution has spiked again in the national capital, with air quality dipping into the ‘very poor’ and even ‘severe’ categories. India Today’s ground reality check exposes how Delhi’s 39 air monitoring stations — though operational — are failing the public, as their display boards remain blank or frozen. At Lodhi Road and ITO, two key CPCB stations, the AQI boards are non-functional or outdated, while real-time data shows PM 2.5 levels well above 300–400. Similar scenes unfold across Anand Vihar, Punjabi Bagh, and IGI Airport. In a city gasping for clean air, citizens are left without even basic information on just how bad the air has become.