New Delhi:
A quiet and promising evening
gave way to thick haze and noise as Delhi celebrated Diwali
tonight, dashing the hopes of cracker-free festivities,
following a Supreme Court ban on the sale of firecrackers in
the National Capital Region (NCR).
The online indicators of the pollution monitoring
stations in the city glowed red, indicating a 'very poor' air
quality as the volume of ultra fine particulates PM2.5 and
PM10, which enter the respiratory system and manage to reach
the bloodstream, sharply rose from around 7 pm.