GURUGRAM: Air quality improved from Friday's level but remained very poor on Saturday, November 7, 2026, with Gurugram recording an AQI of 345 in the Central Pollution Control Board's 4 pm IST bulletin. The new daily figures also put Manesar at 279 and Panchgaon at 377, giving residents a lower reading at all three locations than a day earlier. The new bulletin updates the November 5 figures, as reported earlier on dalimss.news.
For households in Sector 51 and other Gurugram neighbourhoods, the city's published figure is an average rather than a measurement for every street. All four of Gurugram's monitoring stations contributed to Saturday's city entry. Manesar and Panchgaon each had one station participating out of one listed in the bulletin. Those different monitoring footprints matter when comparing the three places. The three entries are reported separately, rather than as one index for the district.
How the latest readings compare
The November 7 daily bulletin identifies PM2.5 as the prominent pollutant for Gurugram, Manesar and Panchgaon. Its figures represent the preceding 24 hours, reported at 4 pm IST. They should be compared with the same daily bulletin series, rather than an hourly display checked at a different time.
| Location | November 5 | November 6 | November 7 | Latest category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurugram | 331 | 368 | 345 | Very poor |
| Manesar | 343 | 332 | 279 | Poor |
| Panchgaon | 406 | 426 | 377 | Very poor |
Every value in the table is from the corresponding CPCB bulletin at 4 pm IST. Gurugram's Saturday figure was 23 points below Friday's 368, but 14 points above Thursday's 331. The improvement over one day consequently did not return the city to its November 5 level. Both Saturday and Friday remained within the same very poor band.
Manesar fell by 53 points from Friday's 332 to Saturday's 279, moving from very poor to poor. Its Thursday reading had been 343, so its decline extended across both daily comparisons. Panchgaon fell by 49 points from 426 to 377, crossing from severe into very poor. Even after that fall, Panchgaon had the highest index of the three places in Saturday's bulletin.
The pollutant label also changed at Panchgaon. CPCB identified PM10 as prominent there on November 5 and 6, and PM2.5 on November 7. Gurugram and Manesar were listed with PM2.5 on all three dates. These labels identify the prominent pollutant in each entry; they do not provide a percentage breakdown of pollution sources or establish what caused the daily movement.
Lower figures still carry an official health warning
CPCB classifies index values from 301 to 400 as very poor, the band containing Gurugram and Panchgaon on Saturday. Its bulletin associates prolonged exposure in this category with respiratory illness. The poor band, from 201 to 300, includes Manesar's 279 and carries a warning about breathing discomfort for most people on prolonged exposure. These are the board's general category statements.
The severe category starts at 401 and runs to 500. Panchgaon's Friday figure of 426 lay within that band; Saturday's 377 did not. The change in category is a useful distinction, but it does not describe every resident's exposure. The bulletin itself cautions that air quality varies between monitoring locations and that a city average is used for simplicity despite its scientific limitations.
The new figures follow the earlier November 5 report on Panchgaon's severe reading. For a longer local comparison, the November 4 bulletin report documents the preceding stage of the deterioration. Saturday's data add a fresh observation to that sequence rather than changing what the earlier bulletins recorded.
Regional controls remain a separate question
The Commission for Air Quality Management's November 6 release invoked Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan across the National Capital Region, alongside Stage I and II measures. That decision considered Delhi's daily AQI and forecasts from IMD and IITM. A lower Gurugram figure in Saturday's bulletin is not, by itself, an order withdrawing those regional controls.
The commission's citizen charter asks residents to combine short journeys, reduce trips and postpone private gatherings that add traffic and outdoor exposure. It also calls for avoiding coal and wood for heating and preventing open burning of biomass and municipal waste. These remain attributed official pollution measures, rather than a forecast of Gurugram's next reading.
For the separate implications for schooling, readers can consult the earlier report on Stage III and hybrid primary classes. The next daily bulletin will provide another comparable observation. The figures reported here remain fixed to November 7 at 4 pm IST and should not be presented as a live Sunday morning measurement.
