Cantonment Area, Delhi · Live station AQI
Live reading from the Cantonment Area, Delhi - DPCC station — AQI 268, poor, driven by PM10.
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Cantonment Area, Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI)
Live air quality at the Cantonment Area, Delhi - DPCC monitoring station — real-time AQI, PM2.5 & PM10 and a plain-English health advisory, from CPCB data.
Caution — Cantonment Area's AQI is 268 (Poor). Limit outdoor exertion; sensitive groups should stay indoors and consider an N95 mask.
Where 268 sits on the India CPCB scale
Live pollutant levels at this station
Station-level PM2.5 and PM10 (µg/m³). The area AQI is the higher of the two sub-indices on the CPCB scale.
What you can do outside right now
General guidance by AQI band. Sensitive groups should act one level earlier.
Monitoring location
Approximate location of the monitoring station(s) feeding this reading. Map © OpenStreetMap.
About air quality in Cantonment Area
This page tracks live air quality in Cantonment Area, Delhi, using the Cantonment Area, Delhi - DPCC continuous ambient air-quality monitoring station operated under the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) network and published through the Government of India open-data portal. Readings update hourly.
Right now Cantonment Area is about 207 points better than the Delhi city average of AQI 475. Local AQI can differ sharply from the city figure because of nearby traffic, construction, industry or green cover — which is exactly why station-level readings matter.
For the full city picture — every station, pollutant dials, 24-hour and 7-day trends and health guidance — see the Delhi air quality page.
Protect your health — air quality guides
Frequently asked questions
What is the AQI in Cantonment Area, Delhi today?
The current Air Quality Index at the Cantonment Area, Delhi - DPCC monitoring station is 268 (Poor) on the CPCB scale, driven by PM10.
Is it safe to go outside in Cantonment Area today?
Caution — Cantonment Area's AQI is 268 (Poor). Limit outdoor exertion; sensitive groups should stay indoors and consider an N95 mask.
How is Cantonment Area's air measured?
From the Cantonment Area, Delhi - DPCC CPCB continuous monitoring station, published via data.gov.in and updated hourly. We only show a value when the station has reported recently.