Chandigarh, Oct. 3 -- Parts of the city saw a slight drop in the air quality index (AQI) on Thursday after Dussehra festivities. At the Sector 53 Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS), the AQI was satisfactory at 64 on Wednesday, it slipped to 129 (moderate) around 9pm post Dussehra celebrations. Between 101-200, AQI can cause breathing discomfort to people with asthma, lung and heart diseases.

The AQI at the other stations, including Sector 25 and 22, was in the satisfactory range which is between 51-100. At 9 pm, AQI was 97 at Sector 22 and 92 at Sector 25. In the satisfactory bracket, air can cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people.

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