SC ban goes up in smoke as crackers burst past deadlines until sunrise in Noida, Ghaziabad
Diwali in Noida and Ghaziabad saw widespread flouting of SC firecracker time slots, with bursting till sunrise; RWAs cite weak enforcement and open sales.
Monday, November 9, 2026
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Diwali in Noida and Ghaziabad saw widespread flouting of SC firecracker time slots, with bursting till sunrise; RWAs cite weak enforcement and open sales.
Noida PM2.5 spiked to 993 in Sector 1 on Diwali night; city average peaked at 714.1 before easing. Missing 10.4% hourly data clouds impact.
Gurgaon fire department received 42 Diwali fire calls; major blazes in Khandsa Road, DLF Phase 4 and Sector 67, with no casualties reported.
Gurgaon’s post-Diwali AQI rose to 345 but stayed “very poor,” not “severe,” making it the third-cleanest post-festival day in 10 years due to wind.
NEW DELHI: Delhi saw its most polluted Diwali day in five years, with AQI touching 376 at 4pm Nov 8, the worst since 2021.
AI-generated fire video on X falsely claimed a blaze at Noida Sector 119 high-rise, prompting 20 fire teams to respond; police filed cybercrime FIR.
Pune recorded 94 fire-related calls and PCMC 76 on Lakshmi Pujan, mostly from firecrackers and diyas; no casualties reported, several major blazes.