Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that in spite of Dussehra celebrations, people are breathing clean air, and added the number of days with “good”, “satisfactory”, and “moderate” air quality is going up, indicating an improvement in managing pollution.

Rai also said that Delhi’s AQI has remained outside the “poor” category after Dussehra, however, as per the Central Pollution Control Board the city’s air quality was recorded in the “poor” category with a reading of 225 at 12 pm.