GURUGRAM: The city's air quality index reached 246 at 4 pm IST on Monday, November 2, 2026, placing it in the poor category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. Manesar also entered the poor band at 211. These are newer official readings after the satisfactory conditions as reported earlier on dalimss.news.
For residents in Sector 51, Gwal Pahari and other Gurugram neighbourhoods, the published city figure is a daily average, rather than a separate reading for each locality. All four Gurugram monitoring stations participated in Monday's assessment. Manesar's separate entry used one of one stations, so its figure should be read independently.
Both daily indices cross into poor
The November 2 CPCB bulletin identifies PM2.5 as the prominent pollutant in both places. Its stated reference time is 4 pm IST and the figures average the preceding 24 hours. They should not be described as live readings for Tuesday morning or as the maximum level reached during Monday.
The previous day's bulletin, also timed at 4 pm IST, put Gurugram at 183 and Manesar at 166. Both were moderate on November 1. Monday's increase was 63 index points in Gurugram and 45 in Manesar. Monitoring participation stayed at four of four and one of one respectively, allowing a comparison with the same stated coverage.
| Place | November 1, 4 pm IST | November 2, 4 pm IST |
|---|---|---|
| Gurugram | 183, moderate | 246, poor |
| Manesar | 166, moderate | 211, poor |
CPCB defines poor as an AQI from 201 to 300. Its accompanying health statement associates that band with breathing discomfort to most people on prolonged exposure. The next category, very poor, begins at 301. Neither Monday city entry crossed that threshold in this bulletin, although a city average cannot establish conditions at every monitoring location.
The board expressly cautions that air quality varies across locations. It uses an average to present a simple city indicator despite the limitations of combining different monitoring points. Residents comparing an individual station display with the daily bulletin therefore need to check the location, averaging period and update time before treating the figures as equivalent.
Dry forecast extends through November 8
The India Meteorological Department's Chandigarh centre separately published an evening bulletin dated November 2. Its seven day table forecasts dry weather across Haryana and Chandigarh from November 2 through November 8. The matching warning table lists no weather warning for those dates.
The observed weather section says conditions had been dry across Haryana and Punjab during the preceding 24 hours up to 8.30 am IST. The Haryana observations identify Gurugram as recording the state's lowest minimum temperature, 11 degrees Celsius. That is an observed minimum in the bulletin, rather than a forecast for the following night.
Monday's local automatic weather station entries show maximum temperatures of 28.7 degrees at Gurgaon AWS, 30.3 degrees at Gurgaon KVK AWS and 30.4 degrees at Northcap University AWS. Each shows zero rainfall for the 8.30 am to 5.30 pm IST reporting period. Separate station labels and reporting periods matter here too: these measurements should not be collapsed into one invented city temperature.
Keep the dates and measurements separate
The dry forecast does not provide a numerical AQI forecast or explain how much each pollution source contributed to Monday's rise. Likewise, the daily pollution bulletin does not announce a new restriction on workplaces or construction. Those decisions require their own official orders and dates.
For background, the announced office attendance and construction measures concern a separate administrative notice. The earlier rain and air quality report covers a different observation period. Monday's verified pollution snapshot remains 4 pm IST on November 2; the next bulletin will need to be checked before describing a further improvement or deterioration.
