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65% of Delhi's PM2.5 from nearby towns: Data
Hindustan Times Haryana
|December 18, 2025
A significant share of Delhi's pollution — even after the stubble-burning season has ended - continues to come from outside the city, with Jhajjar in Haryana contributing a sixth (16.5%) of the Capital's total PM2.5 load on Wednesday, according to data from the Centre's Decision Support System (DSS).
This was higher than the contribution of Delhi's own transport sector, pegged at 16.32%.
In fact, close to two-thirds (65%) of Delhi’s pollution originated outside, DSS data showed.
Other NCR towns to the west, north and northwest of Delhi also recorded substantial contributions, underscoring the persistent impact of cross-boundary pollution. Rohtak accounted for 5.06% of Delhi’s PM2.5 load, Bhiwani 3.59% and Sonipat 2.84%. In all, nearly 30% of Delhi's pollution load on Wednesday originated from neighbouring NCR towns, the DSS data showed.
This story is from the December 18, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Haryana.
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