In a shocking turn of events official air quality data suddenly went missing from several government monitoring stations in Delhi. This happened right on Deepavali night exactly when pollution levels spiked to dangerous levels across the national capital.
As thick toxic smog engulfed the city late at night multiple monitoring stations under the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB stopped reporting real time hourly numbers. During the peak hours between midnight and 3 AM live Air Quality Index AQI and PM2.5 readings at more than 30 locations went completely blank or showed error messages.
Environmental experts and citizens have raised serious questions over this sudden data eclipse Many are asking whether the monitoring systems collapsed due to extreme pollution levels crossing machine limits. or if technical glitches led to the blackout. Opposing political parties have also slammed authorities accusing them of hiding true pollution numbers to downplay the health risk.
Official sources claimed that minor technical issues affected servers due to heavy web traffic and that backend data is being restored However local residents expressed frustration, noting that accurate data is vital during health emergencies. As toxic air continues to choke the capital missing numbers leave millions without clear information about the air they are breathing.
