Chennaiโs Air Turns โPoorโ the Morning After Deepavali as Pollution Spikes Across the City
Chennaiโs air quality deteriorated sharply the morning after Deepavali, with several monitoring stations slipping into the poor category as firecracker emissions and stagnant overnight conditions combined to trap pollutants near the surface. Manali Village recorded the cityโs highest Air Quality Index at 296, followed by Arumbakkam at 265, underscoring the uneven but widespread impact of festival-related pollution across the metropolitan area.
