Air Quality Plunges To 'Very Poor' Category In Several Parts Of Mumbai A Day After Diwali

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Last Updated:October 21, 2025, 12:01 IST

Due to the bursting of firecrackers and a slowdown in wind patterns as winter approaches, Mumbai's AQI drastically fell.

Air quality plunges to 'very poor' category in several parts of Mumbai. (Representative Image)

A day after Diwali, multiple areas in Mumbai reported an air quality index (AQI) in the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday. The Air Quality Early Warning System recorded the highest reading of 341 at the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Colaba station at 5 am.

Due to the bursting of firecrackers and a slowdown in wind patterns as winter approaches, Mumbai’s AQI drastically fell, with the system registering a reading of 217 early in the morning, a significant increase from the 187 recorded on Monday.

Apart from Colaba, other major areas that reported high AQI levels:

Bhayandar West (272)

BMC Shastri Garden (270)

CBD Belapur (258)

Nerul Navi Mumbai (256)

Kherwadi Bandra East (237)

Byculla (262)

Bandra Kurla Complex (242)

Powai (239)

Kandivali West (229)

Chembur (208)

Mindspace Malad West (204)

Kalamboli Navi Mumbai (201)

Areas such as Sewri (195), Borivali East (189), Vile Parle West (164), Worli (123) and Kurla (119) remained ‘moderately polluted’.

AQI readings between 0-50 are regarded as good, 51-100 are satisfactory, 101-200 are moderate, 201-300 are poor, 301-400 are very poor, and it is considered severe beyond 400.

Mahima Joshi

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October 21, 2025, 12:01 IST

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