NEW DELHI:: Despite receiving excess rainfall of 33%, Jan, this year was more polluted than last year. The average AQI in Jan 2026 was 307, compared t.
Housing and Urban Affairs Minister of State Tokhan Sahu said the CPWD bought 24 purifiers in 2021-2022, 81 in 2022-2023, 144 in 2023-2024 and 156 in 2024-2025.
Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s Sameer app showed that the city’s air remained in the “poor” category on 22 of the 26 days this month, marking the most prolonged post-winter pollution spell in five years
For nearly one in every two days between 2022 and 2025, Delhi’s air breached the 200 AQI mark. Other cities in the NCR didn't fare any better, with Greater Noida and Gurugram logging over 640 toxic days each.
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