Mon Oct 13 01:10:00 UTC 2025: **News Article:**

**Delhi Air Quality Improves, But Forecast Predicts Decline**

*New Delhi, October 13, 2025* – Delhi residents enjoyed a slight improvement in air quality on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) registering in the ‘moderate’ category at 167. This is a decrease from the 199 recorded the previous day, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). However, the Centre’s Air Quality Early Warning System predicts a decline, forecasting a slip into the ‘poor’ range beginning October 15th.

Despite the upcoming decline, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa highlighted significant progress in Delhi’s air quality this year. The city has already recorded 199 “clean air days” in 2025, compared to just 110 in all of 2016. Sirsa credited the achievement to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, emphasizing the implementation of an “integrated, technology-backed strategy.”

“This is not an outcome of chance or weather,” Sirsa stated. “It is the result of continuous, coordinated action.”

Meanwhile, the Delhi police are cracking down on pollution-related offenses. A man was arrested in Gokalpuri, north-east Delhi, after being caught with 675 kilograms of banned firecrackers. A complete ban on the sale, manufacture, and storage of firecrackers remains in effect across Delhi-NCR.

In related news, the Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha has launched a city-wide night patrolling initiative covering all 15 districts to enhance security during the festive season. Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Abhishek Dhania stated that the increased police presence aims to reassure residents of their safety.

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