As Delhiites burst firecrackers well past the 10 p.m. deadline set by the Supreme Court for Deepavali night, air pollution shot up to 100 times World Health Organisation (WHO) limits, but fell quickly, shows official data.
The relatively quicker fall was due to higher wind speed and temperature, according to experts.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data on air pollution for the interv
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